Long-term efficacy and safety of tailored immunosuppressive therapy in immune-mediated biopsy-proven myocarditis: A propensity-weighted study.
Eur J Heart Fail
; 26(5): 1175-1185, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
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 ANDRESULTS:
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. The primary outcome was a composite of death or heart transplant, the secondary outcome was a composite of biventricular function, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class variation, and relapse. IS was managed by a multidisciplinary Cardioimmunology Team, involved a safety checklist and active patients' education. Ninety-one IS patients were compared with 267 non-IS patients. IS patients more frequently had systemic immune-mediated diseases (35% vs. 9.7%), lower baseline echocardiographic left ventricular ejection fraction (35% vs. 43%), lower right ventricular fractional area change (34% vs. 41%) and higher frequency of active lymphocytic, eosinophilic and giant cell myocarditis (71% vs. 58%, 12% vs. 1.1%, and 6.6% vs. 1.5%, respectively). At 5-year follow up, no difference was observed in the primary outcome (survival rate 93% in IS vs. 87% in non-IS), but IS patients had a higher relapse rate. Thus, IS patients, with a lower biventricular function and a higher risk profile at baseline, presented similar biventricular function and NYHA class to non-IS patients at follow-up. Minor adverse drug reactions occurred in 13% of patients, all resolved with therapy switch.CONCLUSIONS:
Prolonged tailored IS is effective and safe in BP immune-mediated myocarditis irrespective of histology and clinical presentation.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Puntaje de Propensión
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Inmunosupresores
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Miocarditis
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Revista:
Eur J Heart Fail
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia