Alida Linda Patrizia Caforio, Andrea Silvio Giordani, Anna Baritussio, Davide Marcolongo, Cristina Vicenzetto, Giuseppe Tarantini, Massimo Napodano, Giuseppe Toscano, Dario Gregori, Gloria Brigiari, Patrizia Bartolotta, Elisa Carturan, Monica De Gaspari, Stefania Rizzo, Cristina Basso, Sabino Iliceto, Renzo Marcolongo
AIMS: Standardized immunosuppressive therapy (IS) had been previously investigated in biopsy-proven (BP) lymphocytic myocarditis with heart failure (HF). This study evaluated efficacy and safety of tailored IS in BP immune-mediated myocarditis, irrespective of histology and clinical presentation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive BP myocarditis patients treated with long-term tailored IS on top of optimal medical therapy (OMT), were compared with OMT non-IS controls using propensity-score weighting...
April 17, 2024: European Journal of Heart Failure