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Abstract Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) usually affects previously healthy adults and is a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal disease. It has a median survival of 3 months to death or… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) usually affects previously healthy adults and is a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal disease. It has a median survival of 3 months to death or transplant without appropriate therapy. Hence, early diagnosis is critical, with evidence showing rapidly instituted cyclosporine-based immunosuppression can improve transplant-free survival. Although transplant is an effective strategy, GCM can recur in 25% of transplanted hearts. We present a case of GCM in a patient who presented with conduction abnormalities and fulminant heart failure.
Journal Title: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
Year Published: 2021
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