A case of giant cell myocarditis: Bridge to recovery by long-term mechanical circulatory support without immunosuppressive therapy

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 432-433

  Murashita, Toshifumi ^a   Sugiki, Takashi ^a   Tachibana, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kunihara, Takashi ^a   Sugiki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL MYOCARDITIS; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MYOCARDITIS; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 33746189601     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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