Human herpesvirsus 6 subtype A-associated myocarditis with 'apical ballooning'

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 393-395

  Bigalke, Boris ^a   Klingel, Karin ^a   May, Andreas E ^a   Kandolf, Reinhard ^a   Gawaz, Meinrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Apical ballooning; HHV 6A; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CREATINE KINASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; TROPONIN I; VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T WAVE INVERSION; THORAX PAIN; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOCARDITIS; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34249655205     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(07)70775-4     Document Type: Letter

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