2023
DOI: 10.21037/cdt-23-265
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A case report of giant cell myocarditis complicated by severe heart failure: the value of early endomyocardial biopsy and mechanical circulatory support

Torbjørn Lunde,
Einar Gude,
Gard M. S. Myrmel
et al.

Abstract: Background Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare, probably underdiagnosed and potentially fatal disease in young and middle-aged patients. Disease progression is often rapid, and life-threatening arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock due to progressive left ventricular failure are among the most feared complications. Although cardiac biomarkers and multimodality imaging are used as initial diagnostic tests in most patients, endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is often required for a definitive diagnosis. How… Show more

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