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Comentario sobre "Miocarditis Fulminante en Púrpura Trombótica Trombocitopénica Inmunomediada: Reporte de un Caso"

Prajnasini Satapathy¹, Rachana Mehta², Ranjana Sah³

¹Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University Chennai India.

Acute medicine & surgery

|February 19, 2026

Abstract:

We commented on a recent case report of fulminant myocarditis in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP). While the authors attributed cardiac dysfunction to myocarditis, we caution that microvascular ischemia remains a plausible mechanism, given the clinical context and nonspecific imaging. Diagnostic clarity is essential because therapeutic strategies may differ from one another. We advocated for a rigorous cardiac evaluation in patients with iTTP to inform appropriate management.

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disfunción cardíaca biopsia endomiocárdica miocarditis fulminante púrpura trombótica trombocitopénica inmunomediada isquemia microvascular

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