Fulminant myocarditis in polymyositis

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 991-993

  Yukiiri, K ^a   Mizushige, K ^a   Ueda, T ^a   Nanba, T ^a   Tanimoto, K ^a   Wada, Y ^a   Takagi, Y ^a   Ohmori, K ^a   Kohno, M ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fulminant myocarditis; Immunosuppressive therapy; Intra aortic balloon pumping; Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; STEROID THERAPY; ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FATALITY; THROMBOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0034764064     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.65.991     Document Type: Article

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