Mechanical circulatory support for patients with fulminant myocarditis: the role of echocardiography to address diagnosis, choice of device, management, and recovery

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Feb;23(1):87-94. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.03.008. Epub 2008 Jun 27.

Authors

Emanuele Catena¹, Roberto Paino, Filippo Milazzo, Tiziano Colombo, Stefano Marianeschi, Marco Lanfranconi, Francesca Aresta, Giuseppe Bruschi, Claudio Russo, Ettore Vitali

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care, A. De Gasperis Cardiologic Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 18834846
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.03.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Choice Behavior*
Disease Management
Echocardiography / methods*
Extracorporeal Circulation / methods*
Humans
Myocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Myocarditis / physiopathology
Myocarditis / surgery*
Recovery of Function / physiology*