Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support for Giant Cell Myocarditis: A Systematic Review

Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support for Giant Cell Myocarditis: A Systematic Review

Treatment of giant cell myocarditis (GCM) can require bridging to orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) or recovery with mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Since the roles of MCS and immunotherapy are not well-defined in GCM, we sought to analyze outcomes of patients with GCM who required MCS. A...

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Main Authors: Preeyal M. Patel, Abhiraj Saxena, Chelsey T. Wood, Thomas J. O’Malley, Elizabeth J. Maynes, John W. C. Entwistle, H. Todd Massey, Preethi R. Pirlamarla, René J. Alvarez, Leslie T. Cooper, J. Eduardo Rame, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
myocarditis
mechanical circulatory support
immunosuppression
treatment
survival
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/12/3905

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