Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm

Autor: Hina O. Khokhar, Kyle R. Hoppens, Robert C. Hendel, Jelena Surla, Hamid R. Alai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
ventricular tachycardia storm
medicine.medical_specialty
Fulminant
polymorphic pre-mature ventricular contractions
Autopsy
030105 genetics & heredity
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
medicine
Palpitations
VT
ventricular tachycardia

Mini-Focus Issue: Electrophysiology
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
VF - Ventricular fibrillation
palpitations
business.industry
EM
eosinophilic myocarditis

respiratory system
Eosinophilic myocarditis
PVC
pre-mature ventricular contractions

RC666-701
Cardiology
Fatal disease
Case Report: Clinical Case
VF
ventricular fibrillation

eosinophilic myocarditis
medicine.symptom
Presentation (obstetrics)
VT - Ventricular tachycardia
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 474-478 (2021)
JACC Case Reports
ISSN: 2666-0849
Popis: Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare and frequently fatal disease that is often undiagnosed until autopsy. We report a case of eosinophilic myocarditis with an unusual initial presentation of palpitations that subsequently evolved into ventricular tachycardia storm and death within 4 days. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
Graphical abstract
Databáze: OpenAIRE