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Intern Med. 2014;53(2):109-14. Epub 2012 Mar 1.
Repetitive fulminant influenza myocarditis requiring the use of circulatory assist devices.
Yoshimizu N, Tominaga T, Ito T, Nishida Y, Wada Y, Sohmiya K, Tanaka S, Shibata K, Kanzaki Y, Ukimura A, Morita H, Hoshiga M, Ishizaka N.
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A 52-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to shortness of breath that developed one week after the diagnosis of influenza infection. He had a past history of myocarditis associated with influenza B infection 16 years before the current admission. The patient's left ventricular function showed diffuse hypokinesis with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 28%. Due to the progression of heart failure, the infusion of catecholamines and insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump were required. The patient was discharged uneventfully on the 23rd hospital day. A significant increase in the serum antibody titer against influenza A virus subtype H3N2 led to a diagnosis of recurrent fulminant influenza myocarditis.
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24429449
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Repetitive fulminant influenza myocarditis requiring the use of circulatory assist devices.
Yoshimizu N, Tominaga T, Ito T, Nishida Y, Wada Y, Sohmiya K, Tanaka S, Shibata K, Kanzaki Y, Ukimura A, Morita H, Hoshiga M, Ishizaka N.
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Abstract
A 52-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to shortness of breath that developed one week after the diagnosis of influenza infection. He had a past history of myocarditis associated with influenza B infection 16 years before the current admission. The patient's left ventricular function showed diffuse hypokinesis with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 28%. Due to the progression of heart failure, the infusion of catecholamines and insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump were required. The patient was discharged uneventfully on the 23rd hospital day. A significant increase in the serum antibody titer against influenza A virus subtype H3N2 led to a diagnosis of recurrent fulminant influenza myocarditis.
PMID:
24429449
[PubMed - in process]
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24429449