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Successful treatment of fulminant myocarditis with biventricular mechanical circulatory support: A two-year follow-up |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic;2. Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic;3. 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic;4. 2nd Department of Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Abstract: | Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is an inflammation of the myocardium characterized by progressive acute heart failure leading to cardiogenic shock that develops over several hours. In this article, we present a case of a female patient with acute fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis who was successfully treated with biventricular MCS. |
| Keywords: | Biventricular mechanical circulatory support Fulminant myocarditis |
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