Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dec 2011)

Successful Treatment of Novel H1N1 Influenza related Fulminant Myocarditis with Extracorporeal Life Support

  • Mohite Prashant,
  • Popov Aron,
  • Bartsch Armin,
  • Zych Bartlomiej,
  • Dhar Dhruva,
  • Moza Ajay,
  • Krueger Heike,
  • Simon André

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-6-164
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
p. 164

Abstract

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Abstract The prevalence of myocardial involvement in influenza infection ranges from 0% to 12%. The 2009 pH1N1 influenza virus, formerly known as swine flu, first appeared in Mexico and the United States of America in March and April 2009 and has swept the globe with unprecedented speed. We report a case of fulminant myocarditis associated with this virus treated successfully using extra-corporal membrane oxygenator.