Yoji Nomura, Takanori Suzuki, Katsuyuki Kunida, Hidetoshi Uchida, Ryoichi Ito, Yasunori Oshima, Machiko Kito, Yuki Imai, Satoru Kawai, Kei Kozawa, Kazuyoshi Saito, Tadayoshi Hata, Junichiro Yoshimoto, Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Kazushi Yasuda
Acute myocarditis (AM) is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle that can progress to fulminant myocarditis (FM), a severe and life-threatening condition. The cytokine profile of myocarditis in children, especially in relation to fulminant myocarditis, is not well understood. This study aims to evaluate the cytokine profiles of acute and fulminant myocarditis in children. Pediatric patients diagnosed with myocarditis were included in the study. Cytokine levels were measured using a multiplexed fluorescent bead-based immunoassay...
March 13, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology