title: Rapid recovery from acute, potentially lethal myocarditis.
abstract: Two cases of acute myocarditis in young men, both with clinical and laboratory criteria indicating poor prognosis, were initially treated with conventional treatment (captopril plus metoprolol). The addition of intravenous immunoglobulin was followed by rapid clinical and laboratory recovery. This observation is considered to support previous but ambiguous evidence that autoimmune treatment may help recovery from acute myocarditis that has evidence of poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Henry Dynant Hospital, Athens, Greece. sstamate@dunant.gr
authors.forename: Ageliki E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Eleftheriou
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Stamatelopoulos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents