Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2731503 | Cor et Vasa | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is an inflammation of the myocardium characterized by progressive acute heart failure leading to cardiogenic shock that develops over several hours. In this article, we present a case of a female patient with acute fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis who was successfully treated with biventricular MCS.
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Authors
Jiri Maly, Zora Dorazilova, Milos Kubanek, Ivan Netuka, Martin Pokorny, Josef Besik, Jan Burkert, Ondrej Szarszoi,