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Giant cell myocarditis

L T Cooper1, G J Berry, M Rizeq

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego 92103-8411, USA.

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
|March 1, 1995
PubMed
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Idiopathic giant cell myocarditis is a rare, fatal heart condition. Early heart transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy are crucial for survival in patients diagnosed with this disease.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Pathology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Giant cell myocarditis is a rare, often fatal cardiac disorder.
  • It is histopathologically defined by myocardial necrosis and giant cells, excluding granulomas.
  • Clinical features of idiopathic giant cell myocarditis remain inadequately described.