Preliminary study on the risk factors of myocarditis associated with falciparum malaria
PAN Hong-xing
Julian Obiang Ngue
Abstract：Objective To investigate the risk factors of myocarditis associated with falciparum malaria. Methods From September 2008 to June 2009, at Regional Hospital of Bata in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, all falciparum malaria patients were enrolled for a pair-matched case-contrel study to investigate if obesity and smok-ing could be considered as significant risks for the development of falciparum malaria-related myocarditis. Among them, forty-four pairs of patients with and without malaria-related myocarditis (patients without myocarditis as con-trois) were matched by gender, age (±3 years) and race. Data were analyzed with conditioned logistic regression. Results Obesity was significantly associated with the development of falciparum malaria-related myocarditis (P =0. 0271, OR = 3.5,95% CI 1.152-10.633). Conclusion Obesity might be considered as the risk factor for the de-velopment of falciparum malaria-related myocarditis. Early prevention and treatment should be taken. Anti-malaria drugs showing cardiovascular side effects should be used with caution in obese patients.
Keywords：Falciparum malariaMyocarditisRisk factors
Publication Date：2009-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 853-855 )