Fulminant Bacterial Myocarditis Presenting as Myocardial Infarction

Fulminant Bacterial Myocarditis Presenting as Myocardial Infarction

A previously healthy man presented with inferior myocardial infarction and recent upper respiratory tract infection. Bacteremia was detected and treated; however, the patient developed refractory polymorphic ventricular tachycardia storm and shock. Clinical autopsy revealed the diagnosis of isolated...

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Main Authors: Cvetan Trpkov, MDCM, Michael Chiu, MD, MSc, Eun-Young Kang, MD, Adrian Box, MD, PhD, Andrew Grant, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
arrhythmia
autopsy
myocardial abscess
Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920303491

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