Why can flu be so deadly? An unusual case of cardiogenic shock

Intern Emerg Med. 2020 Jun;15(4):679-684. doi: 10.1007/s11739-019-02094-4. Epub 2019 May 18.

Authors

Michele Ciabatti¹, Elisa Vignini¹, Alessio Mattesini², Carlo Di Mario¹, Serafina Valente³

Affiliations

¹ Structural Interventional Cardiology, Cardiologic Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50100, Florence, Italy.
² Structural Interventional Cardiology, Cardiologic Intensive Care Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50100, Florence, Italy. amattesini@gmail.com.
³ Division of Cardiology, Siena University Hospital, Siena, Italy.

PMID: 31104304
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-019-02094-4

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiogenic shock; Extracorporeal life support; Fulminant myocarditis; Influenza B.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging
Electrocardiography
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Humans
Male
Myocarditis / complications*
Myocarditis / diagnosis*
Myocarditis / therapy
Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis*
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology*
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy