Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support

Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The prevalence of myocardial involvement in influenza infection ranges from 0% to 12%. The 2009 pH1N1 influenza virus, formerly known as swine flu, first appeared in Mexico and the United States of America in March and April 2009 and has swept the globe with unpr...

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Main Authors: Mohite Prashant, Popov Aron, Bartsch Armin, Zych Bartlomiej, Dhar Dhruva, Moza Ajay, Krueger Heike, Simon André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/164
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spelling doaj-ff14f0e042f7453e8662f3dee707bd422020-11-24T23:53:12ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902011-12-016116410.1186/1749-8090-6-164Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life SupportMohite PrashantPopov AronBartsch ArminZych BartlomiejDhar DhruvaMoza AjayKrueger HeikeSimon André<p>Abstract</p> <p>The prevalence of myocardial involvement in influenza infection ranges from 0% to 12%. The 2009 pH1N1 influenza virus, formerly known as swine flu, first appeared in Mexico and the United States of America in March and April 2009 and has swept the globe with unprecedented speed. We report a case of fulminant myocarditis associated with this virus treated successfully using extra-corporal membrane oxygenator.</p> http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/164
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Moza Ajay
Krueger Heike
Simon André
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Dhar Dhruva
Moza Ajay
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Simon André
Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
author_facet Mohite Prashant
Popov Aron
Bartsch Armin
Zych Bartlomiej
Dhar Dhruva
Moza Ajay
Krueger Heike
Simon André
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title Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support
title_short Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support
title_full Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support
title_fullStr Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support
title_full_unstemmed Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support
title_sort successful treatment of novel h1n1 influenza related fulminant myocarditis with extracorporeal life support
publisher BMC
series Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
issn 1749-8090
publishDate 2011-12-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>The prevalence of myocardial involvement in influenza infection ranges from 0% to 12%. The 2009 pH1N1 influenza virus, formerly known as swine flu, first appeared in Mexico and the United States of America in March and April 2009 and has swept the globe with unprecedented speed. We report a case of fulminant myocarditis associated with this virus treated successfully using extra-corporal membrane oxygenator.</p>
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