Electrocardiographic alterations in patients treated for acute Lassa Fever: Description of results from a phase II clinical trial in Nigeria
ECG alterations observed in both treatment arms are compatible with direct cardiac effects of the LASV. The combination of new onset of chest pain combined with the evolution of ECG findings over time are suggestive for the occurrence of perimyocarditis in a subset of patients.
Authors
- Sylvanus Okogbenin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7882-8316)
- Michael Ramharter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9259-1885)
- ThankGod Akhigbe
- Alexandre Duvignaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7139-2687)
- Augusto Meneguim
- Cyril Erameh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7783-2495)
- Sampson Omagbemi Owhin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1258-2995)
- Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji
- Georg Goliasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-6104)
- Nelson Adedosu
- Mirjam Groger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-3685)
- Stephan Günther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6562-0230)
- Till F. Omansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-9683)
- Chukwuyem Abejegah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9088-9197)
- Meike Pahlmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-4178)
- Peter Akhideno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4736-7964)
- Osahogie Isaac Edeawe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7424-8832)
- Kevin Okwaraeke
- Enomen Ekata
- Marie Jaspard
- Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed
Institutions
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux (FR)
- Bordeaux Population Health (FR)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Hôpital Pellegrin (FR)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102858
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.55