Fulminant myocarditis during HIV seroconversion: Recovery with temporary left ventricular mechanical assistance

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 228-231

  Brucato, Antonio ^a,d   Colombo, Tiziano ^a   Bonacina, Edgardo ^a   Orcese, Carloandrea ^a   Vago, Luca ^b   Oliva, Fabrízio ^a   Distefano, Giada ^a   Frigerio, Maria ^a   Paino, Roberto ^a   Violin, Michela ^c   Agati, Salvatore ^a   Vitali, Ettore ^a  

^a Niguarda Ca' Granada Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Heart failure; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 4644303757     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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