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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in fulminant myocarditis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Leung Michael C H,
Harper Richard W,
Boxall John
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04458.x
Subject(s) - myocarditis , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , cardiology , library science , computer science
A 24-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus developed cardiac failure and cardiogenic shock that failed to respond to both high-dose inotrope therapy and the insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump. Circulatory support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation facilitated cardiac recovery, either spontaneously or assisted by steroid therapy.