Persistent left ventricular dysfunction after acute lymphocytic myocarditis: Frequency and predictors.

Persistent left ventricular dysfunction after acute lymphocytic myocarditis: Frequency and predictors.

BACKGROUND:Persistent left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction in patients with acute lymphocytic myocarditis (LM) is widely unexplored. OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency and predictors of persistent LV dysfunction in patients with LM and reduced LVEF at admission. METHODS AND RESULTS:We retrospe...

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Main Authors: Marco Merlo, Enrico Ammirati, Piero Gentile, Jessica Artico, Antonio Cannatà, Gherardo Finocchiaro, Giulia Barbati, Paola Sormani, Marisa Varrenti, Andrea Perkan, Enrico Fabris, Aneta Aleksova, Rossana Bussani, Duccio Petrella, Manlio Cipriani, Claudia Raineri, Maria Frigerio, Gianfranco Sinagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214616

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