Coronary periarteritis and pericarditis are rare but distinct manifestations of heart involvement in IgG4-related disease: a retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 266 - 10
• Main Authors: Hua, Tianrui, Du, Juan, Guo, Xiaoxiao, Peng, Linyi, Zhou, Jiaxin, Nie, Yuxue, Man, Dafu, Li, Mengtao, Pan, Lili, Zhang, Wen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.07.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis; Arteritis - diagnostic imaging; Arteritis - drug therapy; Arteritis - pathology; Cardiac patients; Care and treatment; Cohort Studies; Complications and side effects; Coronary artery; Corticosteroids; Diagnosis; Diagnostic imaging; Diseases; Dosage and administration; Female; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Health aspects; Humans; IgG4-related disease; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease - drug therapy; Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease - pathology; Immunologic diseases; Immunosuppressive agents; Male; Measurement; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Periarteritis; Pericarditis; Pericarditis - diagnostic imaging; Pericarditis - drug therapy; Pericarditis - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; China; Pericarditis; IgG4-related disease; Periarteritis; Coronary artery

The heart can be involved in immunoglobulin (Ig)-G4-related disease (IgG4-RD). This study aimed to summarize the clinical features and efficacy of treatment for IgG4-RD patients with heart involvement. We conducted a retrospective study enrolling 42 IgG4-RD patients with heart involvement from the I...