TY - JOUR
T1 - Myocarditis as a cause of primary right ventricular failure
AU - McFalls, E. O.
AU - Van Suylen, R. J.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Patients with cardiomyopathy secondary to inflammatory myocarditis usually present with biventricular signs and symptoms. On occasion, the disease may progress focally, with left ventricular involvement predominating. This patient had elevated neck veins, edema, and a dilated right ventricle in the absence of left ventricular abnormalities. At autopsy, diffuse, transmural fibrosis of the right ventricle was found, consistent with end-stage myocarditis, with minimal disease of the left ventricle. This case emphasizes that the clinical manifestations of myocarditis can be limited to the right ventricle and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of right ventricular failure.
AB - Patients with cardiomyopathy secondary to inflammatory myocarditis usually present with biventricular signs and symptoms. On occasion, the disease may progress focally, with left ventricular involvement predominating. This patient had elevated neck veins, edema, and a dilated right ventricle in the absence of left ventricular abnormalities. At autopsy, diffuse, transmural fibrosis of the right ventricle was found, consistent with end-stage myocarditis, with minimal disease of the left ventricle. This case emphasizes that the clinical manifestations of myocarditis can be limited to the right ventricle and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of right ventricular failure.
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U2 - 10.1378/chest.103.5.1607
DO - 10.1378/chest.103.5.1607
M3 - Article
C2 - 8486055
AN - SCOPUS:0027285245
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 103
SP - 1607
EP - 1608
JO - CHEST
JF - CHEST
IS - 5
ER -