TY - JOUR ID - 84169 TI - MYOCARDITIS IN BRONCHIOLITIS CAUSED BY RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS JO - Iranian Heart Journal JA - IHA LA - en SN - AU - Sakha, Kazem AU - Sultani, Hasan AU - Rastgar, Bahman AD - Sheshgelan Avenue, Tabriz, Iran AD - Assistant Professor f Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Tabriz Pediatrics Medical Center AD - Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Disease Research Center, Shaheed Madani Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Y1 - 2004 PY - 2004 VL - 5 IS - 1.2 SP - 46 EP - 50 KW - BRONCHIOLITIS. RSV. MYOCARDITIS DO - N2 - Background- Bronchiolitis is one of the common respiratory infections of infancy and is most commonly caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This study was conducted to find the incidence of myocarditis and cardiac dysrrhythmia in RSV bronchiolitis.Methods- During the winter and spring of 1999-2001, infants admitted with bronchiolitis to our department were studied. ECG was taken at time of admission and discharge. After RSV was determined as the etiologic agent by IFA, 50 infants were chosen for the study.Results- There were ECG changes in 19 cases, but persistent changes fitting criteria of myocarditis were present in three cases. Statistically and in comparison with the control group, the incidence of myocarditis in RSV bronchiolitis was not significant (p= 0.0546).Conclusion- The findings of this study show that while ECG is beneficial in bronchiolitis, persistent specific changes can be helpful in the diagnosis of clinical and subclinical myocarditis   UR - http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_84169.html L1 - http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_84169_275e18fd313571e8f7e88454c2672d3c.pdf ER -