Fulminant Myocarditis: When One Size Does Not Fit All – A Critical Review of the Literature

Fulminant Myocarditis: When One Size Does Not Fit All – A Critical Review of the Literature The definition of ‘fulminant’ myocarditis (FM) was first used in 1991 to describe an uncommon, severe form of biopsy-proven myocarditis that had cardiogenic shock (CS) with acute left ventricular failure as the initial presentation.1 Th e term FM is still used to define the most acute and life-threatening presentation of myocarditis, characterised by sudden onset and a rapid clinical d...
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research