根据年龄分类的急性心肌炎:表现,治疗和早期结果
Clément Karsenty1,2, Paul Vignaud1, Clara Brusq3
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
ESC heart failure
|May 23, 2025
概括
急性心肌炎 (AM) 在儿童和成年人中呈现不同,有不同的原因和治疗方法. 然而,急性心肌炎的30天预后在所有年龄组都是相似的.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 儿童心脏病学 儿童心脏病学
- 内部医学 内部医学
背景情况:
- 急性心肌炎 (AM) 是一种严重的心脏疾病,影响所有年龄组.
- 有限的多中心研究存在,比较儿科和成人AM病例.
- 了解与年龄相关的差异对于有效管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童和成人之间急性心肌炎的表现,病因,治疗和结果的差异.
- 确定影响AM严重程度和预后的因素,在儿童和成人群体.
- 为制定针对AM的量身定制治疗策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项全面的法国国家队列研究分析了2020年3月至2021年11月的745名患者 (328名儿童,417名成年人).
- 收集的数据包括基线特征,临床演变,管理策略和住院并发症.
- 在30天内与心肌炎相关的事件 (MRE) 被定义为死亡,心脏性休克,心脏骤停,心室心律不整或完整的AV阻塞.
主要成果:
- 儿童呈现出更严重的症状,包括心力衰竭和心脏性休克的更高率,需要更密集的支持 (诺托普,血管压缩剂,通风).
- 多系统炎症综合征 (MIS) 在儿童中更常见 (69.8%),而感染性原因在成人中占主导地位 (52.4%).
- 尽管表现和治疗方法不同 (儿童使用更多的皮质类固醇/免疫调节剂),但30天MRE的发病率相似 (儿童为18.1%,成人为13.4%).
结论:
- 急性心肌炎在儿科和成人患者之间表现,病因和治疗方面存在显著差异.
- 尽管存在这些差异,但急性心肌炎的30天预后在儿童和成人中是相似的.
- 量身定制的管理策略对于优化不同年龄人口群体的急性心肌炎护理至关重要.
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