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Research ArticleAdult-Onset Still Disease/Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Evaluation of Myocarditis in Patients With Still Disease: Clinical Findings From the Multicenter International AIDA Network Still Disease Registry

Piero Ruscitti, Ilenia Di Cola, Antonio Vitale, Valeria Caggiano, Pierpaolo Palumbo, Ernesto Di Cesare, Jiram Torres-Ruiz, Guillermo Arturo Guaracha-Basañez, Eduardo Martín-Nares, Francesco Ciccia, Daniela Iacono, Flavia Riccio, Maria Cristina Maggio, Samar Tharwat, Soad Hashad, Donato Rigante, Augusta Ortolan, Henrique A. Mayrink Giardini, Isabele Parente de Brito Antonelli, Rafael Alves Cordeiro, Roberto Giacomelli, Luca Navarini, Onorina Berardicurti, Alessandro Conforti, Daniela Opris-Belinski, Jurgen Sota, Carla Gaggiano, Giuseppe Lopalco, Fiorenzo Iannone, Francesco La Torre, Violetta Mastrorilli, Marcello Govoni, Francesca Ruffilli, Giacomo Emmi, Edoardo Biancalana, Petros P. Sfikakis, Maria Tektonidou, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Verónica Gómez-Caverzaschi, Özgül Soysal Gündüz, Giovanni Conti, Serena Patroniti, Antonio Gidaro, Arianna Bartoli, Alma Nunzia Olivieri, M. Francesca Gicchino, Antonio Luca Brucato, Lorenzo Dagna, Alessandro Tomelleri, Corrado Campochiaro, Amato De Paulis, Ilaria Mormile, Francesca Della Casa, Haner Direskeneli, Fatma Alibaz-Oner, Anastasios Karamanakos, Aikaterini Dimouli, Gaafar Ragab, Ayman Abdelmonem Ahmed Mahmoud, Abdurrahman Tufan, Hamit Kucuk, Riza Kardas, Ezgi D. Batu, Seza Ozen, Ewa Wiesik-Szewczyk, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola, Alberto Balistreri, Claudia Fabiani, Bruno Frediani and Luca Cantarini on behalf of the International AIDA Network and the Autoinflammatory Diseases Working Group of the Italian Society of Rheumatology
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2025, 52 (3) 226-233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0683
Piero Ruscitti
1P. Ruscitti, MD, PhD, I. Di Cola, MD, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy;
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  • For correspondence: cantariniluca{at}hotmail.com piero.ruscitti{at}univaq.it
Ilenia Di Cola
1P. Ruscitti, MD, PhD, I. Di Cola, MD, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy;
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Antonio Vitale
2A. Vitale, MD, V. Caggiano, MD, J. Sota, MD, C. Gaggiano, MD, B. Frediani, MD, L. Cantarini, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet’s Disease Clinic, University of Siena, and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese (European Reference Network for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases [ERN-RITA] Center), Siena, Italy;
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Valeria Caggiano
2A. Vitale, MD, V. Caggiano, MD, J. Sota, MD, C. Gaggiano, MD, B. Frediani, MD, L. Cantarini, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet’s Disease Clinic, University of Siena, and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese (European Reference Network for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases [ERN-RITA] Center), Siena, Italy;
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Pierpaolo Palumbo
3P. Palumbo, MD, E. Di Cesare, MD, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Area of Cardiovascular and Interventional Imaging, Abruzzo Health Unit 1, L’Aquila, Italy;
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Ernesto Di Cesare
3P. Palumbo, MD, E. Di Cesare, MD, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Area of Cardiovascular and Interventional Imaging, Abruzzo Health Unit 1, L’Aquila, Italy;
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Jiram Torres-Ruiz
4J. Torres-Ruiz, MD, G.A. Guaracha-Basañez, MD, E. Martín-Nares, MD, A. Hinojosa-Azaola, MD, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico;
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Guillermo Arturo Guaracha-Basañez
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Eduardo Martín-Nares
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Francesco Ciccia
5F. Ciccia, MD, D. Iacono, MD, F. Riccio, MD, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Naples, Italy;
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Maria Cristina Maggio
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Samar Tharwat
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Soad Hashad
8S. Hashad, MD, Rheumatology Department, Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli, Libya;
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Donato Rigante
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Giacomo Emmi
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Özgül Soysal Gündüz
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Haner Direskeneli
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Gaafar Ragab
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Alberto Balistreri
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Claudia Fabiani
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Bruno Frediani
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2A. Vitale, MD, V. Caggiano, MD, J. Sota, MD, C. Gaggiano, MD, B. Frediani, MD, L. Cantarini, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet’s Disease Clinic, University of Siena, and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese (European Reference Network for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases [ERN-RITA] Center), Siena, Italy;
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Abstract

Objective We aimed to (1) evaluate the cardiac involvement, with a focus on myocarditis, in patients with Still disease included in the multicenter Autoinflammatory Disease Alliance (AIDA) Network Still disease registry; and (2) assess the predictive factors for myocarditis by deriving a clinical risk patient profile for this severe manifestation.

Methods A multicenter observational study was established, in which consecutive patients with Still disease in the AIDA Network Still disease registry were characterized by cardiac involvement. Cardiac involvement was defined according to the presence of pericarditis, tamponade, myocarditis, and/or aseptic endocarditis.

Results In total, 73 patients with Still disease and cardiac involvement were assessed (mean age 36.3 [SD 19.9] years; male sex, 42.5%), out of which 21.9% were children. The most common cardiac manifestation was pericarditis, occurring in 90.4% of patients; patients also presented with myocarditis (26%), and less frequently endocarditis (2.7%) and tamponade (1.4%). In comparing clinical features of patients with myocarditis to those without, significantly increased frequencies of skin rash and pleuritis, as well as higher systemic scores, were seen. Further, a higher mortality rate was shown in patients with myocarditis. In regression models, skin rash and the systemic score independently predicted the myocarditis.

Conclusion The characteristics of patients with Still disease and cardiac involvement were assessed in the AIDA Network. The most common feature was the pericarditis, but a more severe clinical picture was also reported in patients with myocarditis. The latter was associated with increased mortality rate and higher systemic score, identifying patients who should be carefully managed.

Key Indexing Terms:
  • adult-onset Still disease
  • juvenile arthritis
  • myocarditis
  • Accepted for publication October 7, 2024.
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Evaluation of Myocarditis in Patients With Still Disease: Clinical Findings From the Multicenter International AIDA Network Still Disease Registry
Piero Ruscitti, Ilenia Di Cola, Antonio Vitale, Valeria Caggiano, Pierpaolo Palumbo, Ernesto Di Cesare, Jiram Torres-Ruiz, Guillermo Arturo Guaracha-Basañez, Eduardo Martín-Nares, Francesco Ciccia, Daniela Iacono, Flavia Riccio, Maria Cristina Maggio, Samar Tharwat, Soad Hashad, Donato Rigante, Augusta Ortolan, Henrique A. Mayrink Giardini, Isabele Parente de Brito Antonelli, Rafael Alves Cordeiro, Roberto Giacomelli, Luca Navarini, Onorina Berardicurti, Alessandro Conforti, Daniela Opris-Belinski, Jurgen Sota, Carla Gaggiano, Giuseppe Lopalco, Fiorenzo Iannone, Francesco La Torre, Violetta Mastrorilli, Marcello Govoni, Francesca Ruffilli, Giacomo Emmi, Edoardo Biancalana, Petros P. Sfikakis, Maria Tektonidou, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Verónica Gómez-Caverzaschi, Özgül Soysal Gündüz, Giovanni Conti, Serena Patroniti, Antonio Gidaro, Arianna Bartoli, Alma Nunzia Olivieri, M. Francesca Gicchino, Antonio Luca Brucato, Lorenzo Dagna, Alessandro Tomelleri, Corrado Campochiaro, Amato De Paulis, Ilaria Mormile, Francesca Della Casa, Haner Direskeneli, Fatma Alibaz-Oner, Anastasios Karamanakos, Aikaterini Dimouli, Gaafar Ragab, Ayman Abdelmonem Ahmed Mahmoud, Abdurrahman Tufan, Hamit Kucuk, Riza Kardas, Ezgi D. Batu, Seza Ozen, Ewa Wiesik-Szewczyk, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola, Alberto Balistreri, Claudia Fabiani, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2025, 52 (3) 226-233; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0683

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Evaluation of Myocarditis in Patients With Still Disease: Clinical Findings From the Multicenter International AIDA Network Still Disease Registry
Piero Ruscitti, Ilenia Di Cola, Antonio Vitale, Valeria Caggiano, Pierpaolo Palumbo, Ernesto Di Cesare, Jiram Torres-Ruiz, Guillermo Arturo Guaracha-Basañez, Eduardo Martín-Nares, Francesco Ciccia, Daniela Iacono, Flavia Riccio, Maria Cristina Maggio, Samar Tharwat, Soad Hashad, Donato Rigante, Augusta Ortolan, Henrique A. Mayrink Giardini, Isabele Parente de Brito Antonelli, Rafael Alves Cordeiro, Roberto Giacomelli, Luca Navarini, Onorina Berardicurti, Alessandro Conforti, Daniela Opris-Belinski, Jurgen Sota, Carla Gaggiano, Giuseppe Lopalco, Fiorenzo Iannone, Francesco La Torre, Violetta Mastrorilli, Marcello Govoni, Francesca Ruffilli, Giacomo Emmi, Edoardo Biancalana, Petros P. Sfikakis, Maria Tektonidou, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Verónica Gómez-Caverzaschi, Özgül Soysal Gündüz, Giovanni Conti, Serena Patroniti, Antonio Gidaro, Arianna Bartoli, Alma Nunzia Olivieri, M. Francesca Gicchino, Antonio Luca Brucato, Lorenzo Dagna, Alessandro Tomelleri, Corrado Campochiaro, Amato De Paulis, Ilaria Mormile, Francesca Della Casa, Haner Direskeneli, Fatma Alibaz-Oner, Anastasios Karamanakos, Aikaterini Dimouli, Gaafar Ragab, Ayman Abdelmonem Ahmed Mahmoud, Abdurrahman Tufan, Hamit Kucuk, Riza Kardas, Ezgi D. Batu, Seza Ozen, Ewa Wiesik-Szewczyk, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola, Alberto Balistreri, Claudia Fabiani, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2025, 52 (3) 226-233; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0683
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