Fulminant myocarditis. Can cardiac magnetic resonance predict evolution to heart failure?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Mavrogeni, Sophie ^a   Bratis, Konstantinos ^a   Terrovitis, John ^b   Tsagalou, Eleftheria ^c   Nanas, John ^b  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Alexandra's Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance; Fulminant myocarditis; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EDEMA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84864982679     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.053     Document Type: Article

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