title: Isolated giant cell myocarditis in the atrium: an incidental finding?
abstract: Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is an uncommon disorder that affects ventricular myocardium causing severe left ventricular dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias. We report a case of GCM that only affected the atrium sparing the ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Craig Miller
authors.forename: Gerald J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Henry H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hsia
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000473:pathology*