Giant cell myocarditis causing refractory ventricular tachycardia in a pediatric patient

Giant cell myocarditis should be considered in all pediatric patients with refractory ventricular arrhythmia. Endomyocardial biopsy should be obtained to confirm the diagnosis of giant cell myocarditis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Panchal, Apurva, Okojie, Obehioye, Slagle, Brittany, Tawfik, Ossama
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5889257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29636926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1410
Descripción
Sumario:Giant cell myocarditis should be considered in all pediatric patients with refractory ventricular arrhythmia. Endomyocardial biopsy should be obtained to confirm the diagnosis of giant cell myocarditis.

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