Fulminant myocarditis presenting with wide complex tachycardia

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1007-1009

  Stankewicz, Mark A ^a   Clements Jr , Stephen D ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Fulminant myocarditis; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TIROFIBAN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FULMINANT MYOCARDITIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; TACHYCARDIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 6344277895     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000136284.79541.05     Document Type: Article

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