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

Publication Date

7-5-2023

Journal

JACC: Case Reports

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

Comments

Supplementary Materials

PMID: 37496724

DOI

10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101896

PMID

37496724

PMCID

PMC10366501

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

May 2923

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

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Published Open-Access

yes