title: Successful management of Influenza A associated fulminant myocarditis: mobile circulatory support in intensive care unit: a case report.
abstract: A 26-year-old woman was referred to an Emergency Department because of common flu-like syndrome with hemodynamic collapse. In Intensive Care Unit (ICU), she was diagnosed as a probable septic shock. But despite treatment her condition rapidly deteriorated during the subsequent hours. Diagnosis of cardiogenic shock was established. Mechanical circulatory support was inserted into the patient. She was transferred in a Cardio-Vascular Surgical ICU where at the 5th day of mechanical circulatory support, echocardiography showed heart recovery which allowed weaning of mechanical circulatory support and progressive withdrawal of inotropic support. She was discharged at the 26th day. During her hospitalization, presence of Influenza A RNA was shown in myocardial biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of anesthesia and intensive care unit, La Timone Hospital, Saint Pierre street 264, 13885, Marseille, Cedex 5, France. ambroise.montcriol@free.fr.
authors.forename: Ambroise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montcriol
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiramus
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribeiri
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Attard
authors.forename: Lyacine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nait-Saidi
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerbaul
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiche