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The heart surgery forum · Aug 2013
Case ReportsSuccessful treatment of ulcerative colitis-related fulminant myocarditis using extracorporeal life support.
Myocarditis 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.