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Effect of Acute Immunosuppression on Left Ventricular Recovery and Mortality in Fulminant Viral Myocarditis: A Case Series and Review of Literature

BACKGROUND: Fulminant viral myocarditis (FVM) is a rare cause of cardiogenic shock associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. An inappropriately activated immune system results in severe myocardial inflammation. Acute immunosuppressive therapy for FVM therefore gained in popularity and was...

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Autores principales: Turgeon, Pierre Yves, Massot, Montse, Beaupré, Frédéric, Belzile, David, Beaudoin, Jonathan, Bernier, Mathieu, Bourgault, Christine, Germain, Valérie, Laliberté, Claudine, Morin, Joëlle, Gervais, Philippe, Trahan, Sylvain, Charbonneau, Éric, Dagenais, François, Sénéchal, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7985012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2020.10.017