Granulomatous myocarditis in severe heart failure patients undergoing implantation of a left ventricular assist device

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-20

  Segura, Ana Maria ^a   Radovancevic, Rajko ^b   Demirozu, Zumrut T ^a   Frazier, O H ^a   Buja, L Maximilian ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulomatous myocarditis; Heart failure; LVAD; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTERSTITIAL MYOCARDITIS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK;

GRANULOMATOUS MYOCARDITIS; HEART FAILURE; LVAD; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRANULOMA; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84890119404     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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