Left Atrial Giant Cell Myocarditis Presenting as a Tumor: First-in-Man Case Report

Abstract Giant cell myocarditis is a rare and highly lethal disorder with resultant cardiac insufficiency. It necessitates aggressive immune suppression therapy, although the results are often fatal. When it affects only the atria, the characteristics of the disease changes completely. In this case...

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Main Authors: Omer Tanyeli, Yuksel Dereli, Niyazi Gormus, Mustafa Cihat Avunduk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382018000300306&lng=en&tlng=en