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SUBMITTER: Tompkins R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4519529 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tompkins Rose R Cole William J WJ Rosenzweig Barry P BP Axel Leon L Bangalore Sripal S Lala Anuradha A
Case reports in cardiology 20150716
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare and often fatal disease. The most obvious presentation often described in the literature is one of rapid hemodynamic deterioration due to cardiogenic shock necessitating urgent consideration of mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. We present the case of a 60-year-old man whose initial presentation was consistent with myopericarditis but who went on to develop a rapid decline in left ventricular systolic function without overt hemodynamic comp ...[more]