Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Department of Cardiology, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Myocarditis as an Extraintestinal Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  Author(s): Roney Shibu* and Waled Mohsen
  
  Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder categorised into Crohn’s disease and IBD associated myocarditis. Extraintestinal Manifestations (EIMs) of IBD include rare and potentially fatal presentations like acute myocarditis, which may be complicated by acute inflammatory heart failure, cardiogenic shock and ventricular arrythmias. We reviewed the existing literature on myocarditis occurring as an EIM of IBD to identify populations at higher risk, evaluate cardiac outcomes and explore management. A literature review showed 27 cases of IBD related myocarditis and there were similar number of patients with Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). IBD patients under 30 years of age, including paediatric patients, were more commonly affected. Diagnosis of IBD associated myocarditis occurred within 2 years of IBD diagnosis in 63% of patients, mos.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9880.24.15.899

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