Cor Vasa 2014, 56(5):e436-e440 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2014.02.003

Successful treatment of fulminant myocarditis with biventricular mechanical circulatory support: A two-year follow-up

Jiří Malýa,*, Zora Dorazilováa, Miloš Kubánekb, Ivan Netukaa,d, Martin Pokornýa,c, Josef Bešíka, Jan Burkertc, Ondrej Szárszoia
a Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha, Česká republika
b Klinika kardiologie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha, Česká republika
c 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha, Česká republika
d Kardiochirurgické oddělení, II. chirurgická klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha, Česká republika

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

Received: December 23, 2013; Revised: February 4, 2014; Accepted: February 6, 2014; Published: October 1, 2014  Show citation

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Malý J, Dorazilová Z, Kubánek M, Netuka I, Pokorný M, Bešík J, et al.. Successful treatment of fulminant myocarditis with biventricular mechanical circulatory support: A two-year follow-up. Cor Vasa. 2014;56(5):e436-440. doi: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2014.02.003.
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