title: Myocardial catastrophe: a case of sudden, severe myocardial dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: From the Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (W.J.H.); and Departments of Radiology (M.L.S.) and Pathology (G.L.W.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hucker
authors.affiliation: From the Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (W.J.H.); and Departments of Radiology (M.L.S.) and Pathology (G.L.W.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Yiannis S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chatzizisis
authors.affiliation: From the Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (W.J.H.); and Departments of Radiology (M.L.S.) and Pathology (G.L.W.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Steigner
authors.affiliation: From the Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (W.J.H.); and Departments of Radiology (M.L.S.) and Pathology (G.L.W.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Gayle L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Winters
authors.affiliation: From the Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (W.J.H.); and Departments of Radiology (M.L.S.) and Pathology (G.L.W.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. jkirshenbaum@partners.org.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kirshenbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: anticoagulants; antiphospholipid syndrome; heart-assist devices; shock, cardiogenic