Marco Maria Dicorato, Pierpaolo Caretto, Caterina Colucci, Michele Ciaccia, Marco Rella, Eluisa Muscogiuri, Paolo Colonna
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Abstract
Mesalazine represents a key treatment for intestinal bowel diseases and only in rare cases produces cardiac toxicity, with a not completely known mechanism. We report a case of a 25-year-old man with a first episode of myocarditis after 2 weeks from the first mesalazine intake, documented also by a characteristic cardiac magnetic resonance pattern. Then, after less than 1 month, he suffered myocarditis recurrence and so, guided by a multidisciplinary team evaluation, in the suspicion of mesalazine-induced myocarditis, the drug was promptly stopped, with consequent recovery of cardiac damage. In our patient, the recurrence of myocarditis because of the non-interruption of the drug is very peculiar (only three cases described in literature) and definitively confirms the diagnosis.
期刊介绍:
Research advances have contributed to improved outcomes across all specialties, but the rate of advancement in cardiology has been exceptional. Concurrently, the population of patients with cardiac conditions continues to grow and greater public awareness has increased patients" expectations of new drugs and devices. Future Cardiology (ISSN 1479-6678) reflects this new era of cardiology and highlights the new molecular approach to advancing cardiovascular therapy. Coverage will also reflect the major technological advances in bioengineering in cardiology in terms of advanced and robust devices, miniaturization, imaging, system modeling and information management issues.