Fulminant myocarditis: use of echocardiography from diagnosis to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Fulminant myocarditis can present with life-threatening arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock due to ventricular failure. The diagnosis of myocarditis usually requires histological and immunological information, as its aetiology may be infectious (viral or non-viral), autoimmune or drug related. The tre...
Main Authors: | Na Hyun Park, Hazem Lashin, Rosalba Spiritoso |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | Echo Research and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://erp.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/echo/7/3/ERP-20-0005.xml |
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