Clinical, Morphological and Functional Aspects in Myocarditis.

NCT ID: NCT04217876

Last Updated: 2020-01-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is accurate to identify acute myocardial damage (edema, hyperemia, and/or fibrosis) due to acute myocarditis (AM). Recently, two-dimensional strain echocardiography was also validated in order to provide important information on myocardial dysfunction in patients with AM, even if no wall motion abnormalities are detected. No data are available about incidence of longitudinal myocardial dysfunction and its prognostic role in AM.

Detailed Description

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In this study, the investigators will analyze the effect of acute myocarditis-induced damage on LV myocardial deformation and remodeling both in the acute myocarditis phase and follow-up period (about 2 years later). The investigators will use a combined approach including strain echocardiography to asses left ventricular myocardial deformation and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)cardiac magnetic resonance for the assessment of left ventricular damage.

Conditions

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Myocarditis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Clinically suspected infarct-like acute myocarditis

Diagnosis of infarct-like AM was based on five criteria: (a) history of flu-like symptoms within 8 weeks prior admission; (b) new onset of symptoms such as fatigue/breathlessness, chest pain, mild dyspnea, and/or palpitation; (c) ischemic ECG pattern (ST-segment elevation and/or T-wave anomalies); (d) increase of inflammatory markers (non-high- sensitivity CRP \> 8 mg/L and/or white blood cell count \> 11.000/mm3) and cardiac enzymes; and (e) preserved global systolic function (EF \> 50%). We excluded patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional heart classifications II-IV, LVEF \< 50% and those patients with electrocardiographic evidence of bradyarrhythmias (≥second-degree atrioventricular block) or tachyarrhythmias (ventricular or supraventricular arrhythmias).

post-processing analysis of cardiac imaging (strain echocardiography)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

A dedicated software package for two-dimensional speckle tracking strain analysis (XStrain™, Esaote, Florence, Italy) was used to quantify both ENDO and EPI strains. Our echocardiographic imaging acquisition protocol for 2DSTE consisted in the acquisition of three consecutive cardiac cycles from non-foreshortened apical views (4, 2, and 3 chambers) obtained during breath hold. Frame-by- frame displacement of ENDO and EPI points was automatically evaluated, generating strain curves for each segment.

The tracking quality was verified for each segment, and subsequent manual adjustments were performed, when required. All data were analyzed with the aid of Fourier techniques, which ensure greater accuracy using the periodicity of the heart motion.

Interventions

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post-processing analysis of cardiac imaging (strain echocardiography)

A dedicated software package for two-dimensional speckle tracking strain analysis (XStrain™, Esaote, Florence, Italy) was used to quantify both ENDO and EPI strains. Our echocardiographic imaging acquisition protocol for 2DSTE consisted in the acquisition of three consecutive cardiac cycles from non-foreshortened apical views (4, 2, and 3 chambers) obtained during breath hold. Frame-by- frame displacement of ENDO and EPI points was automatically evaluated, generating strain curves for each segment.

The tracking quality was verified for each segment, and subsequent manual adjustments were performed, when required. All data were analyzed with the aid of Fourier techniques, which ensure greater accuracy using the periodicity of the heart motion.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of clinical suspected acute myocarditis (AM)
* diagnosis of AM with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) according to Lake Louise criteria (myocardial edema, hyperemia, and LGE).
* absence of coronary artery diseases confirmed by coronary angiography or computed tomography in all patients with the exception of those younger than 30 years with a low risk of coronary artery disease.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous heart diseases
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Humanitas Hospital, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vannini Hospital Rome

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Messina

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gianluca Di Bella

Associate Professor Cardiovascular Diseases

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gianluca Di Bella

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Messina, Italy

Mariapaola Campisi, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Messina, Italy

Locations

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Lorenzo Monti

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Alessandro Pingitore

Pisa, , Italy

Site Status

Giovanni D Aquaro

Pisa, , Italy

Site Status

Giovanni Camastra

Roma, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Other Identifiers

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11616

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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