Successful treatment of acute fulminant myocarditis with double sets of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Report of a case and review of the literature

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 433-435

  Lin, Chin Ta ^a   Hsu, Po Shun ^a   Chen, Bao Chung ^a   Hong, Guo Jieng ^a   Tsai, Chien Sung ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cardiogenic shock; extracorporeal life support; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CANNULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN ANGIOGRAPHY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TISSUE PERFUSION; VENOUS RETURN;

ACUTE DISEASE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOCK; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957839931     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1240836     Document Type: Article

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