Ventricular assist surprise: giant cell myocarditis or sarcoidosis?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Dec;126(6):2072-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00750-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Giant Cells / pathology
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Heart-Assist Devices*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocarditis / diagnosis
  • Myocarditis / pathology*
  • Myocarditis / surgery
  • Myocardium / pathology*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
  • Sarcoidosis / pathology*
  • Sarcoidosis / surgery