An unusual case of severe myocarditis in a genetic cardiomyopathy: a case report.
Case report
Danon disease
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Endomyocardial biopsy
Inherited cardiomyopathies
Lymphocytic myocarditis
Journal
European heart journal. Case reports
ISSN: 2514-2119
Titre abrégé: Eur Heart J Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101730741
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
19
11
2019
revised:
10
12
2019
accepted:
23
04
2020
entrez:
25
9
2020
pubmed:
26
9
2020
medline:
26
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium caused by infectious pathogens, immune-mediated conditions, or toxic agents. This report explores a rare case of severe myocarditis occurring in an inherited cardiomyopathy. A 24-year-old female patient presented with progressing dyspnoea and chest discomfort. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with severe biventricular dysfunction [left ventricle ejection fraction (LV-EF) 10%]. Myocardial inflammation was suspected due to extensive subendocardial to transmural late gadolinium enhancement. Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) showed severe chronic lymphocytic myocarditis. As inflammatory DCM was assumed, immunosuppressive therapy with prednisolone was initiated in addition to standard heart failure therapy. Endomyocardial biopsy after 3 months showed resolving inflammation. However, a marked architectural disarray observed in all biopsies raised the suspicion of an inherited cardiomyopathy. Genetic testing revealed a This is the first report of Danon disease initially presenting as a severe myocarditis. It illustrates the clinical value of EMB for diagnosis and immunosuppressive therapy monitoring in chronic myocarditis. Increasing evidence suggests that myocardial inflammation may modify disease progression and prognosis in inherited cardiomyopathies. The causal role of cardiac protein mutations in the pathophysiology of myocarditis remains to be determined.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium caused by infectious pathogens, immune-mediated conditions, or toxic agents. This report explores a rare case of severe myocarditis occurring in an inherited cardiomyopathy.
CASE SUMMARY
METHODS
A 24-year-old female patient presented with progressing dyspnoea and chest discomfort. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with severe biventricular dysfunction [left ventricle ejection fraction (LV-EF) 10%]. Myocardial inflammation was suspected due to extensive subendocardial to transmural late gadolinium enhancement. Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) showed severe chronic lymphocytic myocarditis. As inflammatory DCM was assumed, immunosuppressive therapy with prednisolone was initiated in addition to standard heart failure therapy. Endomyocardial biopsy after 3 months showed resolving inflammation. However, a marked architectural disarray observed in all biopsies raised the suspicion of an inherited cardiomyopathy. Genetic testing revealed a
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
This is the first report of Danon disease initially presenting as a severe myocarditis. It illustrates the clinical value of EMB for diagnosis and immunosuppressive therapy monitoring in chronic myocarditis. Increasing evidence suggests that myocardial inflammation may modify disease progression and prognosis in inherited cardiomyopathies. The causal role of cardiac protein mutations in the pathophysiology of myocarditis remains to be determined.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32974466
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa124
pii: ytaa124
pmc: PMC7501922
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
1-7Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
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