Fulminant Giant Cell Myocarditis and Cardiogenic Shock: An Unusual Presentation of Malignant Thymoma

Malignant thymoma is rarely associated with giant cell myocarditis. We present a case study that illustrates this association and cardiogenic shock with underlying tamponade. The dramatic presentation of this scenario has not been previously described.

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Main Authors: Koul, Deepak, Kanwar, Manreet, Jefic, Dane, Kolluru, Anuradha, Singh, Tejwant, Dhar, Sunil, Kumar, Preetham, Cohen, Gerald
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864446/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20454573
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/185896
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