Early detection and successful therapy of fulminant chlamydia pneumoniae myocarditis.
ASAIO J
; 51(4): 480-1, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-16156318
ABSTRACT
We report a case involving a young female patient with Chlamydia pneumoniae myocarditis who required assist device therapy for acute heart failure. Early diagnosis was provided by endomyocardial biopsy, and tailored antibiotic therapy facilitated quick recovery of myocardial function. This is the first case to report detecting C pneumoniae as the pathogen responsible for fulminant myocarditis while the patient was still alive and to report long-term follow-up data.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Antibacterianos
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Miocardite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
ASAIO J
Assunto da revista:
TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Áustria