Fulminant myocarditis successfully treated with high-dose immunoglobulin

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 485-486

  Kim, Hae Soon ^a   Sohn, Sejung ^a   Park, Ji Yun ^a   Seo, Jeong Wan ^a  

^a Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin; Myocardits

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; ENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG RESPONSE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 4143130006     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.05.037     Document Type: Article

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