Fulminant giant cell myocarditis and cardiogenic shock: an unusual presentation of malignant thymoma.
Malignant thymoma is rarely associated with giant cell myocarditis. We present a case study that illustrates this association and cardiogenic shock with underlying tamponade. The dramatic presentation of this scenario has not been previously described.
Koul
Deepak
D
Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Laboratory, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, 22101 Moross Road, 2nd Floor VEP, Detroit, MI 48236, USA.
Kanwar
Manreet
M
Jefic
Dane
D
Kolluru
Anuradha
A
Singh
Tejwant
T
Dhar
Sunil
S
Kumar
Preetham
P
Cohen
Gerald
G
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