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Value of Heart Rate Lowering Therapy in Acute Myocarditis

Recruiting
Conditions
Myocarditis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06312891
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

To study the value of heart rate lowering therapy "pharmacological rest" on the short term in cases of myocarditis without LV dysfunction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adults: ≥18 years of age.

  • Presentation: at least one of the following:

    • Myopericarditis/ACS-like
    • MINOCA
    • Arrhythmias: brady or tachyarrhythmias.
    • Unexplained compensated acute cardiomyopathy (excluded ischemic, valvular, hypertensive, metabolic, and toxic causes of cardiomyopathy as indicated clinically).
  • TTE: LVEF>40%

  • CMR-confirmed myo(peri)carditis (Lake Louise criteria)

Exclusion Criteria
  • • Rheumatic carditis.

    • Connective tissue diseases (-ve ANA).
    • Cancer chemotherapy.
    • Toxicity from immunotherapy.
    • Vaccine-related myocarditis.
    • Presence of coronary artery disease.
    • Peripartum (occurring during the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months after delivery)
    • ECG: atrial fibrillation/flutter.
    • Resuscitated sudden death.
    • Early/initial phase of decompensated heart failure.
    • Tamponade complicating pericarditis unless successfully managed.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Conventional ttt PLUS Ivabradine.Ivabradine-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Value of Heart Rate Lowering Therapy in Acute Myocarditisbaseline

To study the value of heart rate lowering therapy "pharmacological rest" on the short term in cases of myocarditis without LV dysfunction.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Heart Hospital

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Assiut, Egypt

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