Rapid onset of fulminant myocarditis portends a favourable prognosis and the ability to bridge mechanical circulatory support to recovery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 379-382

  Atluri, Pavan ^a   Ullery, Brant W ^a   Macarthur, John W ^a   Goldstone, Andrew B ^a   Fairman, Alex S ^a   Hiesinger, William ^a   Acker, Michael A ^a   Woo, Y Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Myocardial recovery; Myocarditis; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; MILRINONE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872709759     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs242     Document Type: Article

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