Successful Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis-Related Fulminant Myocarditis Using Extracorporeal Life Support
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20121141Abstract
Myocarditis is a known extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel diseases, but it rarely leads to acute cardiac pump failure. We report a case of fulminant myocarditis associated with ulcerative colitis treated successfully with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator.References
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