A case report of giant cell myocarditis complicated by severe heart failure: the value of early endomyocardial biopsy and mechanical circulatory support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare, probably underdiagnosed and potentially fatal disease in young and middle-aged patients. Disease progression is often rapid, and life-threatening arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock due to progressive left ventricular failure are among the most feared complications. Although cardiac biomarkers and multimodality imaging are used as initial diagnostic tests in most patients, endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is often required for a definitive diagnosis. However, there are still gaps in our knowledge in terms of the etiology, early diagnosis, management and prognosis of GCM.

Case description

We present the case of a male patient in his early 50s admitted to Haukeland University Hospital with fulminant GCM. He had no significant medical

SUBMITTER: Lunde T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753241 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature