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Fulminant Myocarditis Managed by Extracorporeal Life Support (Impella® CP): A Rare Case.

Henrik FoxMartin FarrDieter HorstkotteChristian Flottmann
Published in: Case reports in cardiology (2017)
Fulminant myocarditis remains a challenging disease in daily clinical practice, not only for diagnosis, but also for treatment. With this report we emphasize that myocardial failure due to fulminant myocarditis may be reversible if treated with extracorporeal life support, which thus plays an important and life-saving role.
Keyphrases
  • rare case
  • clinical practice
  • liver failure
  • left ventricular
  • physical activity
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • heart failure
  • combination therapy
  • newly diagnosed