Fulminant dengue myocarditis masquerading as acute myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Lee, Chi Hang ^a   Teo, Clarence ^a   Low, Adrian F ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dengue; Myocardial infarction; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENGUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FULMINANT DENGUE MYOCARDITIS; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; VOMITING;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DENGUE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68049103065     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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