Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case Study
We report a 31-year-old patient with acute fulminant myocarditis, resulting in cardiogenic shock that necessitated mechanical circulatory support, who improved dramatically after treatment with intravenous (IV) pulse steroids. A coordinated multidisciplinary team was the key secret in the cure of th...
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| author | Abdelfatah Elasfar Salma Suliman Mohammed Ahmad Al Hijji Amr Badr Issam Al-Bozom Ashfaq Patel |
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| description | We report a 31-year-old patient with acute fulminant myocarditis, resulting in cardiogenic shock that necessitated mechanical circulatory support, who improved dramatically after treatment with intravenous (IV) pulse steroids. A coordinated multidisciplinary team was the key secret in the cure of this critical patient. In this case study, we focus on the role of IV pulse steroids in the treatment of fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4293d968a8574772b5f0d6fd5df42d072025-08-20T02:18:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsHeart Views1995-705X0976-51232024-10-01252929710.4103/heartviews.heartviews_134_23Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case StudyAbdelfatah ElasfarSalma SulimanMohammed Ahmad Al HijjiAmr BadrIssam Al-BozomAshfaq PatelWe report a 31-year-old patient with acute fulminant myocarditis, resulting in cardiogenic shock that necessitated mechanical circulatory support, who improved dramatically after treatment with intravenous (IV) pulse steroids. A coordinated multidisciplinary team was the key secret in the cure of this critical patient. In this case study, we focus on the role of IV pulse steroids in the treatment of fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_134_23fulminant myocarditisimmunomodulatory therapyintravenous pulse corticosteroids |
| spellingShingle | Abdelfatah Elasfar Salma Suliman Mohammed Ahmad Al Hijji Amr Badr Issam Al-Bozom Ashfaq Patel Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case Study Heart Views fulminant myocarditis immunomodulatory therapy intravenous pulse corticosteroids |
| title | Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case Study |
| title_full | Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case Study |
| title_short | Dramatic Improvement of Acute Fulminant Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Short-course Intravenous Pulse Corticosteroids: A Case Study |
| title_sort | dramatic improvement of acute fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis with short course intravenous pulse corticosteroids a case study |
| topic | fulminant myocarditis immunomodulatory therapy intravenous pulse corticosteroids |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_134_23 |
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