Cytomegalovirus Myocarditis Required Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support Followed by Ganciclovir Treatment in Infant

A 7-month-old girl with no medical history was treated with mechanical circulatory support due to myocarditis. Her cardiac contractility did not improve despite more than one week of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment. Thus, we planned a heart transplant. However, a high level of cytome...

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Main Authors: Bong Jun Kim, Jo Won Jung, Yu Rim Shin, Han Ki Park, Young Hwan Park, Hong Ju Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016-06-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.3.199