Recovery from giant cell myocarditis with ECMO support and utilisation of polyclonal antithymocyte globulin: A case report

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 278-280

  Ankersmit, Hendrik Jan ^a   Ullrich, R ^a   Moser, B ^a   Hoetzenecker, K ^a   Hacker, S ^a   German, P ^a   Krenn, C ^a   Horvat, R ^a   Grimm, M ^a   Wolner, E ^a   Zuckermann, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; ECMO; Giant cell myocarditis; Myocarditis; rATG; Surgery; VAD

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745304638     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923803     Document Type: Article

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