Rare case of enterovirus myocarditis with consecutive acute heart failure and subsequent "rescue therapy" with biventricular assist device;Seltene form der myokarditis mit akutem herzversagen und erfolgreicher "rescue-therapie" mit biventrikulärem unterstützungssystem

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Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 457-460

  Augustin, Norbert ^a   Schreiber, Christian ^a   Klingel, Karin ^b   Kandolf, Reinhard ^b   Lange, Rüdiger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Berlin heart; Biventricular assist device; BVAD; Enteroviral myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIVENTRICULAR ASSISTED DEVICE; BLEEDING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; COMMON COLD; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTEROVIRAL MYOCARDITIS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INOTROPISM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESCUE THERAPY; THORACOTOMY; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 0042425961     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-003-2440-9     Document Type: Article

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