Although outcomes in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) are improving, diagnosis is typically delayed
and significant arterial injury accrues. While wider use of non-invasive imaging is impacting …

Many systemic immune-mediated diseases (SIDs) may involve the heart and present as
myocarditis with different histopathological pictures, ie lymphocytic, eosinophilic …

Virus-negative or autoimmune myocarditis (VNM) is an inflammatory disease affecting the
myocardium that may occur as a distinct disease with exclusive cardiac involvement, or in …

Abstract Purpose of Review Vasculitis can cause heart disease and are associated with
premature atherosclerosis, causing increased morbidity and mortality. Consequently, it is …

Introduction: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most frequent type of vasculitis, occurring in
people older than 50 years. So far, treatment has been limited to corticosteroids and …

The genetic basis of myocarditis remains an intriguing concept, at least as long as the
definition of myocarditis constitutes the definitive presence of myocardial inflammation …

Life expectancy in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) remains lower compared to the
general population, due to various comoborbidities. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Abstract Purpose of Review Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) affect 8% of the
population and approximately 78% of patients are women. Myocardial disease in ARDs is …

CMR due to its great versatility gives valuable information about cardiac function, perfusion,
type of fibrosis and vascular integrity that may significantly contribute to treatment decisions …

The prevalence of undiagnosed cardiac involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis
(GPA) is unknown. In this prospective study we investigated the utility of cardiovascular …