A Case of Idiopathic Acute Myocarditis with Isolated Right Ventricular Failure.
- Author:
Jung Ju SIR
1
;
Il Young OH
;
Yong Jin KIM
;
Bon Kwon KOO
;
Dae Won SOHN
;
Byung Hee OH
;
Young Bae PARK
;
Yun Shik CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bkkoo@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute idiopathic myocarditis;
Right ventricular failure;
Immunosuppressive therapy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Chest Pain;
Diagnosis;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Humans;
Myocarditis*;
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2004;12(2):104-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 68 year-old woman was admitted due to chest pain with dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography showed isolated right ventricular dysfunction. Coronary angiogram was normal. Cardiac enzyme was elevated persistently. Under the supposed diagnosis of acute idiopathic myocarditis, she was treated with supportive care but symptom and cardiac enzyme was not improved. After steroid pulse therapy, symptom was improved and cardiac enzyme was normalized. She was discharged with improvement of symptoms.
