Incessant ventricular tachycardia and cardiogenic shock: A common presentation of an uncommon diagnosis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 342, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 527-529

  Drafts, Brandon C ^a   Sutton, Brian J ^a   Dubose, Thomas D ^a   Thohan, Vinay ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant cell myocarditis Ventricular tachycardia; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN; DOBUTAMINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LACTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISONE; TROPONIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIAL MYOCARDITIS; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 82355175995     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31822a6bdd     Document Type: Article

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