Diagnostic yield, safety and therapeutic consequences of myocardial biopsy in clinically suspected fulminant myocarditis unweanable from mechanical circulatory support

Diagnostic yield, safety and therapeutic consequences of myocardial biopsy in clinically suspected fulminant myocarditis unweanable from mechanical circulatory support

Abstract Background Fulminant myocarditis is a rare and severe disease whose definite and etiological diagnoses rely on pathological examination. Albeit, myocardial biopsy can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality, its therapeutic consequences are unclear. We conducted a study to de...

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Main Authors: Yann Marquet, Guillaume Hékimian, Guillaume Lebreton, Mathieu Kerneis, Philippe Rouvier, Pierre Bay, Alexis Mathian, Nicolas Bréchot, Juliette Chommeloux, Matthieu Petit, Melchior Gautier, Lucie Lefevre, Ouriel Saura, David Levy, Paul Quentric, Quentin Moyon, Sofia Ortuno, Matthieu Schmidt, Pascal Leprince, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Alain Combes, Marc Pineton de Chambrun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-08-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Fulminant myocarditis
Mechanical circulatory support
Endomyocardial biopsy
Diagnostic yield
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Clinically suspected myocarditis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-023-01169-y

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