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Long-term outcome of fulminant myocarditis as compared with acute (nonfulminant) myocarditis.
Robert E. Mccarthy,John P. Boehmer,Ralph H. Hruban,Grover M. Hutchins,Edward K. Kasper,Joshua M. Hare,Kenneth L. Baughman +6 more
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Fulminant myocarditis is a distinct clinical entity with an excellent long-term prognosis and Aggressive hemodynamic support is warranted for patients with this condition.Abstract:
Background Lymphocytic myocarditis causes left ventricular dysfunction that may be persistent or reversible. There are no clinical criteria that predict which patients will recover ventricular function and which cases will progress to dilated cardiomyopathy. We hypothesized that patients with fulminant myocarditis may have a better long-term prognosis than those with acute (nonfulminant) myocarditis. Methods We identified 147 patients considered to have myocarditis according to the findings on endomyocardial biopsy and the Dallas histopathological criteria. Fulminant myocarditis was diagnosed on the basis of clinical features at presentation, including the presence of severe hemodynamic compromise, rapid onset of symptoms, and fever. Patients with acute myocarditis did not have these features. The incidence of the end point of this study, death or heart transplantation, was ascertained by contact with the patient or the patient's family or by a search of the National Death Index. The average period of fol...read more
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Silvia G. Priori,Carina Blomström-Lundqvist,Andrea Mazzanti,Nico A. Blom,Martin Borggrefe,John Camm,Perry M. Elliott,Donna Fitzsimons,Robert Hatala,Gerhard Hindricks,Paulus Kirchhof,Keld Kjeldsen,Karl-Heinz Kuck,Antonio Hernández-Madrid,Nikolaos Nikolaou,Tone M. Norekvål,Christian Spaulding,Dirk J. van Veldhuisen +17 more
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