Isolated giant cell myocarditis in the atrium: An incidental finding?

被引:4
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作者
Ahmad, Imran
Miller, D. Craig
Berry, Gerald J.
Hsia, Henry H.
Wang, Paul J.
Al-Ahmad, Amin
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc Med,Cardiac Arrhythmia Serv, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Cardiothorac Surg, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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关键词
atrial fibrillation; gian cell myocarditis; atrial myopathy;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00512.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is an uncommon disorder that affects ventricular myocardium causing severe left ventricular dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias. We report a case of GCM that only affected the atrium sparing the ventricle.
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页码:1179 / 1180
页数:2
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