2006
DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000209788.19952.b7
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Myopericarditis and mitral insufficiency associated with ulcerative colitis treated with mesalazine

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“…For permission to reprint multiple copies or to order presentation-ready copies for distribution, contact CJHP at cjhpedit@cshp.ca Table 1 was sometimes noted. 5,6 The extent of the myocarditis was sometimes indicated by depressed contractility 8,13,27,31,32,40,43,44,48,50 shown by echocardiography. There is no pathognomonic laboratory test that can prove the presence of 5-ASA toxicity.…”
Section: What Should Alert the Clinician To The Possibility Of Cardiamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…For permission to reprint multiple copies or to order presentation-ready copies for distribution, contact CJHP at cjhpedit@cshp.ca Table 1 was sometimes noted. 5,6 The extent of the myocarditis was sometimes indicated by depressed contractility 8,13,27,31,32,40,43,44,48,50 shown by echocardiography. There is no pathognomonic laboratory test that can prove the presence of 5-ASA toxicity.…”
Section: What Should Alert the Clinician To The Possibility Of Cardiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The patients described in these reports frequently, but not inevitably, presented with fever (Table 1), chest pain, 3,[6][7][8]11,[13][14][15][16][17]19,23,24,27,30,31,[36][37][38]40,[44][45][46][48][49][50]52,53 and shortness of breath. 7,16,17,24,29,30,32,36,46,52 The symptom of lassitude or fatigue was also common at the time of presentation.…”
Section: What Should Alert the Clinician To The Possibility Of Cardiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among cardiologic complications, acute pericarditis appears to be the most common one, accounting for up to 70% of the reported cases (6). Cardiac complications are independent of the bowel disease and the natural history may be highly variable with recurrent episodes having been reported (4).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mesalamine is the standard treatment for patients with mild to moderate UC. Although uncommon, cardiac adverse events have been reported in patients taking mesalamine, including pericarditis, myocarditis and conduction defects (6). In this paper, we report a case of myopericarditis induced by mesalamine in a patient with UC.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Furthermore, myopericarditis has been attributed to the use of mesalamine, sulfasalazine, and azathioprine, with symptom improvement on withdrawal of the offending agent. Cardiac involvement usually occurs as an immediate hypersensitivity reaction, but may also be seen after several years of therapy [22].…”
Section: Cardiovascularmentioning
confidence: 99%