title: Epstein-Barr futile myocarditis requiring urgent orthotopic heart transplantation.
abstract: We present the case of a 37-year-old man who was diagnosed with an Epstein-Barr futile myocarditis. The diagnosis was made in the Accident and Emergency Department, with the input of portable echocardiography. The patient subsequently underwent an urgent orthotopic heart transplantation and he has now completely recovered.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Kingston Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antonakaki
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Sajjad Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundar
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Kingston Hospital, London, UK Cardiology Department, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK jgrapsa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grapsa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: failure; futile myocarditis; heart; transplantation; viral