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Tesi etd-01152025-215158


Tipo di tesi
Tesi di specializzazione (4 anni)
Autore
FAVILLI, MARCO
URN
etd-01152025-215158
Titolo
Prognostic role of updated Lake Louise criteria for the diagnosis of Acute Myocarditis
Dipartimento
PATOLOGIA CHIRURGICA, MEDICA, MOLECOLARE E DELL'AREA CRITICA
Corso di studi
MALATTIE DELL'APPARATO CARDIOVASCOLARE
Relatori
relatore Dott. Aquaro, Giovanni Donato
Parole chiave
  • acute
  • cardiac
  • cardiology
  • cardiovascular
  • disease
  • edema
  • enhancement
  • Lake Louise criteria
  • late gadolinium
  • magnetic
  • mapping
  • myocarditis
  • prognosis
  • radiology
  • resonance
Data inizio appello
04/02/2025
Consultabilità
Non consultabile
Data di rilascio
04/02/2065
Riassunto
This study evaluates the prognostic value of Lake Louise criteria (LLC) in acute myocarditis (AM). Patients diagnosed using the original LLC (edema at T2-STIR and late gadolinium enhancement) showed significantly worse outcomes compared to those diagnosed with mapping criteria. Midwall-septal/ring-like LGE pattern was confirmed as strong predictor of major cardiac events. Additionally, the number of positive LLC findings correlated with higher risk, indicating that more extensive CMR abnormalities require closer clinical monitoring. In contrast, mapping criteria alone did not predict adverse outcomes in stable AM patients.
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