title: An unusual case of heart failure due to Plasmodium vivax infection with a favorable outcome.
abstract: Although malaria is one of the oldest types of parasitic infection, we have recently witnessed substantial changes in the outcome of malarial infections. Severe Plasmodium vivax infections have recently become more frequent, and are occasionally associated with fatal outcomes. Cardiac arrhythmia and myocardial failure have also been reported, typically in association with Plasmodium falciparum infections. We report a case of myocarditis and heart failure, due to Plasmodium vivax infection, along with the favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, India.
authors.forename: Nishanth
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Adesh Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gadpayle
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Jhuma
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry PGIMER, Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choudhary
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult