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ReviewEchocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)2025

Acute Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies: Insights From Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Findings.

Francesco Lauriero, Camilla Vittoria Vita, Alessio Perazzolo, Giovanni Sanseverino, Eleonora Moliterno, Giuseppe Rovere, Riccardo Marano, Luigi Natale

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Review in Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Revisiting Secondary Dilative Cardiomyopathy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Francesco LaurieroDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Oncological Radiotherapy and Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1452-9090
Camilla Vittoria VitaDepartment of Radiological and Haematological Sciences-Section of Radiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Alessio PerazzoloDepartment of Radiological and Haematological Sciences-Section of Radiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni SanseverinoDepartment of Radiological and Haematological Sciences-Section of Radiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Eleonora MoliternoDepartment of Radiological and Haematological Sciences-Section of Radiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe RovereDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Oncological Radiotherapy and Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Riccardo MaranoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Oncological Radiotherapy and Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Luigi NataleDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Oncological Radiotherapy and Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocardial inflammation encompasses a broad spectrum of conditions, including acute myocarditis, chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathy, and several overlapping entities that differ in clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and progression. These conditions range from self-limiting acute inflammation to chronic myocardial injury and dysfunction. The etiologic classification of myocardial inflammation highlights the complexity of its pathogenesis, involving direct tissue damage, immune-mediated mechanisms, and environmental triggers. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has become a central diagnostic tool in the assessment of myocardial inflammation, providing precise characterization of myocardial tissue, assessing cardiac function, and stratifying prognosis. Advanced techniques such as T1 and T2 mapping and extracellular volume quantification have further expanded its diagnostic capabilities. This review highlights the essential role of CMR in diagnosing myocardial inflammation, recognizing various imaging findings associated with different underlying causes, and informing clinical management. The standardization of CMR protocols, along with advancements in imaging techniques and strengthened interdisciplinary collaboration, represents a fundamental step toward improving diagnostic accuracy, patient outcomes, and the understanding of the broad spectrum of myocardial inflammatory diseases.

Indexed as

CardiomyopathiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMyocarditisAcute DiseaseHumanscardiovascular magnetic resonancechronic inflammatory cardiomyopathymyocardial inflammationmyocarditis

Identifiers

PMID39963997
PMCPMC11834149

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