title: Giant cell myocarditis mimicking idiopathic fascicular ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: We report an adolescent with giant cell myocarditis (GCM) mimicking tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. His electrocardiogram (ECG) was typical for an incessant form of fascicular ventricular tachycardia. The patient rapidly deteriorated and required support using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Biopsy revealed GCM with massive myocyte necrosis. He was successfully heart transplanted 6 days after admission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. michael.weidenbach@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weidenbach
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Daehnert
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klingel
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janousek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome