Resolved Hypersensitivity Myocarditis after Ventricular Circulatory Assist

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2102-2104

  Grabellus, Florian ^a   Hoffmeier, Andreas ^b   Schmitz, Klaus J ^b   Kandolf, Reinhard ^b   Bültmann, Burkhard D ^b   Scheid, Hans H ^b   Baba, Hideo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLDIGOXIN; ADRENALIN; ALLOPURINOL; CATECHOLAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM; METOPROLOL; MILRINONE; OMEPRAZOLE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY MYOCARDITIS; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344233300     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00870-1     Document Type: Article

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