MRSA-associated bacterial myocarditis causing ruptured ventricle and tamponade

Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 188-190

  LeLeiko, Rebecca M ^a,c   Bower, David J ^a,b   Larsen, Christopher P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Emory University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial myocarditis; Cardiac tamponade; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Ruptured ventricle

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; NECROSIS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 52949093866     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121602     Document Type: Article

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