The challenges of prompt identification and resuscitation in children with acute fulminant myocarditis: Case series and review of the literature

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 579-582

  Ramachandra, Geethanjali ^a   Shields, Lynn ^b   Brown, Katherine ^a   Ramnarayan, Padmanabhan ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Children's Acute Transport Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute fulminant myocarditis; cardiomegaly; early diagnosis; fractional shortening; mechanical support; stabilisation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MILRINONE;

ACUTE FULMINANT MYOCARDITIS; ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIURETIC THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENTEROVIRUS; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION SYNDROME; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARVOVIRUS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TRIAGE;

EID: 78349268784     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01799.x     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Feldman AM, McNamara D,. Myocarditis. N. Engl. J. Med. 2000; 343: 1388-98.
2. Shekerdemian L, Bohn DJ,. Acute viral myocarditis: epidemiology and pathophysiology. Pediatr. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 7: S2-S7.
3. Amabile N, Fraisse A, Bouvenot J, Chetaille P, Ovaert C,. Outcome of acute fulminant myocarditis in children. Heart 2006; 92: 1269-73.
4. McCarthy RE 3rd, Boehmer JP, Hruban RH, et al. Long-term outcome of fulminant myocarditis as compared with acute (nonfulminant) myocarditis. N. Engl. J. Med. 2000; 342: 690-5.
5. Andrews RE, Fenton MJ, Ridout DA, Burch M,. New-onset heart failure due to heart muscle disease in childhood: a prospective study in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Circulation 2008; 117: 79-84.
6. Burch M,. Heart failure in the young. Heart 2002; 88: 198-202.
7. Freedman SB, Haladyn JK, Floh A, Kirsh JA, Taylor G, Thull-Freedman J,. Pediatric myocarditis: emergency department clinical findings and diagnostic evaluation. Pediatrics 2007; 120: 1278-85.
8. Forcada P, Beigelman R, Milei J,. Inapparent myocarditis and sudden death in pediatrics. Diagnosis by immunohistochemical staining. Int. J. Cardiol. 1996; 56: 93-7.
9. Chang YJ, Chao HC, Hsia SH, Yan DC,. Myocarditis presenting as gastritis in children. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2006; 22: 439-40.
10. English RF, Janosky JE, Ettedgui JA, Webber SA,. Outcomes for children with acute myocarditis. Cardiol. Young 2004; 14: 488-93.
11. Checchia PA, Kulik TJ,. Acute viral myocarditis: diagnosis. Pediatr. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 7: S8-11.
12. Smith NM, Bourne AJ, Clapton WK, Byard RW,. The spectrum of presentation at autopsy of myocarditis in infancy and childhood. Pathology 1992; 24: 129-31.
13. Weber MA, Ashworth MT, Risdon RA, Malone M, Burch M, Sebire NJ,. Clinicopathological features of paediatric deaths due to myocarditis: an autopsy series. Arch. Dis. Child 2008; 93: 594-8.
14. Duncan BW, Bohn DJ, Atz AM, French JW, Laussen PC, Wessel DL,. Mechanical circulatory support for the treatment of children with acute fulminant myocarditis. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2001; 122: 440-8.
15. Ahdoot J, Galindo A, Alejos JC, et al. Use of OKT3 for acute myocarditis in infants and children. J. Heart Lung Transplant. 2000; 19: 1118-21.