1. Epstein-Barr futile myocarditis requiring urgent orthotopic heart transplantation
- Author
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Dimitra Antonakaki, Julia Grapsa, Sajjad Ahmed Mirza, and Shweta Sundar
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,030213 general clinical medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Epstein-Barr Virus Infections ,Myocarditis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Intensive care medicine ,Epstein–Barr virus infection ,Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Heart transplantation ,business.industry ,Accident and emergency ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Transplantation ,Epstein barr ,Heart Transplantation ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Safety Research ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
We present the case of a 37-year-old man who was diagnosed with an Epstein-Barr futile myocarditis. The diagnosis was made in the Accident and Emergency Department, with the input of portable echocardiography. The patient subsequently underwent an urgent orthotopic heart transplantation and he has now completely recovered.
- Published
- 2015