Hhv-6 Myocarditis Progressing To Ventricular Standstill Requiring Cardiac Transplant

Authors

Stephanie Golob
Haider Nazeer
Bernard Kadosh
Randal Goldberg
Navneet Narula
Nader Moazami
Shaline Rao
Alex Reyentovich

Language

English

Publication Date

7-5-2023

Journal

JACC: Case Reports

DOI

10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101896

PMID

37496724

PMCID

PMC10366501

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

May 2923

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is an increasingly recognized cause of myocarditis. We present the case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with fulminant HHV-6 myocarditis requiring heart transplantation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Keywords

acute heart failure, cardiac transplant, cardiomyopathy

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Golob, Stephanie; Nazeer, Haider; Kadosh, Bernard; et al., "Hhv-6 Myocarditis Progressing To Ventricular Standstill Requiring Cardiac Transplant" (2023). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 1955.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthmed_docs/1955