Immunomodulating therapies in acute myocarditis and recurrent/acute pericarditis

E Ammirati, E Bizzi, G Veronese, M Groh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The field of inflammatory disease of the heart or “cardio-immunology” is rapidly evolving due
to the wider use of non-invasive diagnostic tools able to detect and monitor myocardial …

Diagnostic approach for suspected acute myocarditis: considerations for standardization and broadening clinical spectrum

P Martens, LT Cooper, WHW Tang - Journal of the American Heart …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Myocarditis is most recognized in patients with moderate to severe, recent‐onset heart
failure. However, less typical presentations including myocardial infarction with normal …

Myocardial inflammation as a manifestation of genetic cardiomyopathies: from bedside to the bench

G Peretto, E Sommariva, C Di Resta, M Rabino… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over recent years, preclinical and clinical evidence has implicated myocardial inflammation
(M-Infl) in the pathophysiology and phenotypes of traditionally genetic cardiomyopathies. M …

Multimodal detection and targeting of biopsy-proven myocardial inflammation in genetic cardiomyopathies: a pilot report

G Peretto, G De Luca, A Villatore, C Di Resta… - Basic to Translational …, 2023 - jacc.org
The authors present a clinical report focused on the overlap between myocarditis and
genetic cardiomyopathies of the dilated and arrhythmogenic spectrum. Our cohort was …

Twenty-five years of research in cardiac imaging in electrophysiology procedures for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias

A Berruezo, D Penela, B Jáuregui, C de Asmundis… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Catheter ablation is nowadays considered the treatment of choice for numerous cardiac
arrhythmias in different clinical scenarios. Fluoroscopy has traditionally been the primary …

Clinical applications of FDG-PET scan in arrhythmic myocarditis

G Peretto, E Busnardo, P Ferro, A Palmisano… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan has no
recognized role in diagnosis, prognosis, and disease monitoring in patients with arrhythmic …

Interleukin-1 and systemic sclerosis: getting to the heart of cardiac involvement

G De Luca, G Cavalli, C Campochiaro, C Bruni… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare, severe connective tissue disease characterized by
endothelial and vascular damage, immune activation, and resulting in inflammation and …

Risk of cardiovascular events in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving small molecule drugs

PA Olivera, JS Lasa, G Peretto, S Zuily… - Alimentary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background In the context of an ageing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population,
cardiovascular comorbidities become particularly relevant. Novel small molecule drugs …

Post‐discharge arrhythmic risk stratification of patients with acute myocarditis and life‐threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias

P Gentile, M Merlo, G Peretto… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The outcomes of patients presenting with acute myocarditis and life‐threatening
ventricular arrhythmias (LT‐VA) are unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the …

Sex-based differences in late gadolinium enhancement among patients with acute myocarditis

R Cau, F Pisu, JS Suri, R Montisci, G Bastarrika… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The aims of our study were to investigate the sex differences in late gadolinium
enhancement (LGE) using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in a single-centre …