Acute cytomegalovirus infection triggering fatal giant cell myocarditis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 214, Issue , 2016, Pages 204-206

  Gkouziouta, Aggeliki ^a   Miliopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Karavolias, George ^a   Lazaros, George ^b   Kaklamanis, Loukas ^a   Kelepeshis, Glafkos ^c   Barbetseas, John ^c   Adamopoulos, Stamatis ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Giant cell myocarditis; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INOTROPIC AGENT; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; TROPONIN I; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DETERIORATION; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GIANT CELL MYOCARDITIS; HEART DISEASE; HEART HYPOKINESIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION IMPAIRMENT; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYOSITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; COMPLICATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FATALITY; GIANT CELL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 84962909452     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.202     Document Type: Article

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