Clinical presentation and long-term follow-up of perimyocarditis

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-241

  Buiatti, Alessandra ^a   Merlo, Marco ^a   Pinamonti, Bruno ^a   De Biasio, Marzia ^b   Bussani, Rossana ^a   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Natural history; Perimyocarditis; Prognosis; Relapses; Therapy

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HISTORY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PERIMYOCARDITIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874654897     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328351da6e     Document Type: Article

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