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Clinical Characteristics, Histopathological Features, and Clinical Outcome of Methamphetamine-Associated Cardiomyopathy

Overview of attention for article published in JACC: Heart Failure, June 2017
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Title
Clinical Characteristics, Histopathological Features, and Clinical Outcome of Methamphetamine-Associated Cardiomyopathy
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JACC: Heart Failure, June 2017
DOI 10.1016/j.jchf.2017.02.017
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Stephan Schürer, Karin Klingel, Marcus Sandri, Nicolas Majunke, Christian Besler, Reinhard Kandolf, Philipp Lurz, Michael Luck, Pia Hertel, Gerhard Schuler, Axel Linke, Norman Mangner

Abstract

This study aimed to assess characteristics including endomyocardial biopsy and outcome of patients with methamphetamine (MA)-associated cardiomyopathy in a series of patients treated in Germany. MA abuse is an increasing problem worldwide. The cases of 30 consecutive MA-abusing patients with a left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction of <40% and endomyocardial biopsy performed at initial diagnosis were analyzed. Baseline characteristics were collected retrospectively, whereas follow-up was prospective. The primary endpoint was a composite of death, nonfatal stroke, and rehospitalization for heart failure. Patients were 30.3 ± 1.9 years of age, predominantly male (93.3%), and highly symptomatic; 83.3% had New York Heart Association functional class III or IV dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed marked LV dilatation (mean LV end-diastolic diameter 67.1 ± 7.4 mm) and impaired LV ejection fraction (mean 19 ± 6%). One-third of the patients had intraventricular thrombi. Endomyocardial biopsy revealed markers of inflammation and fibrosis; the fibrosis correlated with the duration of MA abuse. At follow-up, discontinuation of MA abuse together with medical therapy partially improved cardiac function (LV ejection fraction, 19 ± 6 vs. 43 ± 13; p < 0.001) and symptoms (p = 0.056), whereas patients with continued abuse did not show any improvement. The improvement in cardiac function was independently associated with the extent of fibrosis. The primary endpoint occurred more often in patients with continued MA abuse (57.1% vs. 13.0%; p = 0.037). MA-associated cardiomyopathy is characterized by severe heart failure and depressed cardiac function. The extent of myocardial fibrosis seems to predict the recoverability of LV function. Cessation of MA abuse is associated with improvement in cardiac function and symptoms, whereas continued MA abuse leads to ongoing heart failure and worse outcome.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 102 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 15 15%
Researcher 15 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 12%
Student > Bachelor 8 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 6%
Other 13 13%
Unknown 33 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 40 39%
Neuroscience 4 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 3%
Psychology 3 3%
Other 8 8%
Unknown 41 40%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 642. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 February 2023.
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#1
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