Myocarditis in anti-synthetase syndrome: clinical features and diagnostic modalities.

Objectives: Myocarditis is an overlooked manifestation of anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS). Our study describes the clinical and instrumental features of ASS myocarditis and evaluates the performance of cardiac MRI (CMRI) with mapping techniques in assisting diagnosis of ASS myocarditis.

Methods: Data from patients with ASS were retrospectively analysed.