• The heart surgery forum · Aug 2013

    Case Reports

    Successful treatment of ulcerative colitis-related fulminant myocarditis using extracorporeal life support.

    • Prashant N Mohite, Bartlomiej Zych, Aron F Popov, Nicholas R Banner, and Andre R Simon.
    • Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK. drprashantis@rediffmail.com
    • Heart Surg Forum. 2013 Aug 1; 16 (4): E208-9.

    AbstractMyocarditis is a known extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel diseases, but it rarely leads to acute cardiac pump failure. We report a case of fulminant myocarditis associated with ulcerative colitis treated successfully with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator.

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