Myocarditis as a complication of influenza A (H1N1): Evaluation using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-380

  Mavrogeni, Sophie ^a   Manoussakis, Menelaos N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Influenza A (H1N1); Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LETTER; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; COMPLICATION; HEART MUSCLE; INFLUENZA; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 77957831689     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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