Fulminant myocardial failure in a previously healthy young man

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1654-1657

  Chevalier, Philippe ^a   Vandenesch, François ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^b   Kirkorian, Gilbert ^a   Tabib, Alain ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^a   Raoult, Didier ^b   Loire, Robert ^a   Touboul, Paul ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COXIELLA BURNETII; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEADACHE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE;

EID: 0030901152     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.6.1654     Document Type: Conference Paper

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