Postural hypotension as the initial presentation of fulminant right ventricular myocarditis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 708-710

  Ho, Cheng Hsuan ^a   Wu, Ya Chieh ^a   Lin, Yen Yue ^a   Hsu, Chin Wang ^a   Tsai, Shih Hung ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; D DIMER; ELECTROLYTE; HEMOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; FULMINANT RIGHT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDITIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALAISE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYOCARDITIS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; PULSE RATE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MYOCARDITIS; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 77955493286     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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