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Rheumatic myocarditis

MedGen UID:
56370
•Concept ID:
C0155557
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Active rheumatic fever with myocarditis; active rheumatic fever with myocarditis; acute rheumatic carditis; Acute rheumatic fever with myocarditis; Acute rheumatic myocarditis; Acute Rheumatic Myocarditis; acute rheumatic myocarditis; acute rheumatic myocarditis (disorder) [ambiguous]; rheumatic degeneration of myocardium; rheumatic fever with myocarditis; rheumatic myocarditis; rheumatoid myocarditis
SNOMED CT: Acute rheumatic myocarditis (194709000); Acute rheumatic fever with myocarditis (194709000); Active rheumatic fever with myocarditis (194709000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004582

Definition

Inflammation of the myocardium in acute rheumatic heart disease. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRheumatic myocarditis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The necessity of adequate steroid dosage in the treatment of rheumatic myocarditis.
GRUBB KP, HINES JJ
Q Bull Northwest Univ Med Sch 1954;28(3):260-2. PMID: 13186080Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A novel case of acute glomerulonephritis with concurrent acute non-rheumatic myocarditis following group a streptococcal infection.
Hou S, Yang J, Xiao F, Dai H
J Int Med Res 2023 Dec;51(12):3000605231173275. doi: 10.1177/03000605231173275. PMID: 38150540Free PMC Article
Heart Transplant in Patients with Predominantly Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease.
Rosa VE, Lopes AS, Accorsi TA, Fernandes JR, Spina GS, Sampaio RO, Bacal F, Tarasoutchi F
J Heart Valve Dis 2015 Sep;24(5):629-34. PMID: 26897843
Does rheumatic myocarditis really exists? Systematic study with echocardiography and cardiac troponin I blood levels.
Kamblock J, Payot L, Iung B, Costes P, Gillet T, Le Goanvic C, Lionet P, Pagis B, Pasche J, Roy C, Vahanian A, Papouin G
Eur Heart J 2003 May;24(9):855-62. doi: 10.1016/s0195-668x(02)00825-4. PMID: 12727153
Triple-valve operation in the young rheumatic patient.
Prabhakar G, Kumar N, Gometza B, Galal O, al-Halees Z, Duran CM
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 Jun;55(6):1492-6. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)91095-5. PMID: 8512400
Evidence that Aschoff bodies of rheumatic myocarditis develop from injured myofibers.
MURPHY GE
J Exp Med 1952 Mar;95(3):319-32. doi: 10.1084/jem.95.3.319. PMID: 14927796Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Rheumatic myocarditis masquerading as left ventricle tumor.
Kothari SS, Bisoi AK, Singh S, Gulati G, Varshnay S, Ray R
Circulation 2006 Sep 12;114(11):e487-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.602300. PMID: 16966590
Usefulness of antimyosin antibody imaging for the detection of active rheumatic myocarditis.
Narula J, Malhotra A, Yasuda T, Talwar KK, Reddy KS, Chopra P, Southern JF, Vasan RS, Tandon R, Bhatia ML, Khaw BA, Strauss HW
Am J Cardiol 1999 Oct 15;84(8):946-50, A7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00476-2. PMID: 10532521
Detection of acute myocarditis using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
Chandraratna PA, Bradley WG, Kortman KE, Minagoe S, Delvicario M, Rahimtoola SH
Am J Med 1987 Dec;83(6):1144-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(87)90957-0. PMID: 3503583
Changes in blood-serum enzymes in rheumatic myocarditis.
Dimov D, Popov B
Cor Vasa 1976;18(4):319-22. PMID: 1022412
Masked rheumatic myocarditis in an elderly male.
Margolis J, Weiss M
J Am Geriatr Soc 1969 Dec;17(12):1163-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1969.tb02566.x. PMID: 5352776

Therapy

Heart Transplant in Patients with Predominantly Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease.
Rosa VE, Lopes AS, Accorsi TA, Fernandes JR, Spina GS, Sampaio RO, Bacal F, Tarasoutchi F
J Heart Valve Dis 2015 Sep;24(5):629-34. PMID: 26897843

Prognosis

A novel case of acute glomerulonephritis with concurrent acute non-rheumatic myocarditis following group a streptococcal infection.
Hou S, Yang J, Xiao F, Dai H
J Int Med Res 2023 Dec;51(12):3000605231173275. doi: 10.1177/03000605231173275. PMID: 38150540Free PMC Article
Triple-valve operation in the young rheumatic patient.
Prabhakar G, Kumar N, Gometza B, Galal O, al-Halees Z, Duran CM
Ann Thorac Surg 1993 Jun;55(6):1492-6. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)91095-5. PMID: 8512400
Does endomyocardial biopsy aid in the diagnosis of active rheumatic carditis?
Narula J, Chopra P, Talwar KK, Reddy KS, Vasan RS, Tandon R, Bhatia ML, Southern JF
Circulation 1993 Nov;88(5 Pt 1):2198-205. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.88.5.2198. PMID: 8222115

Clinical prediction guides

Does endomyocardial biopsy aid in the diagnosis of active rheumatic carditis?
Narula J, Chopra P, Talwar KK, Reddy KS, Vasan RS, Tandon R, Bhatia ML, Southern JF
Circulation 1993 Nov;88(5 Pt 1):2198-205. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.88.5.2198. PMID: 8222115

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