Giant Cell Myocarditis Mimicking an Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Authors

  • Coloma Parisi Department of Anatomical Pathology. Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Cosme Argerich”. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
  • Matías Feldman Department of Anatomical Pathology.Department of Cardiology. Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Cosme Argerich”. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
  • Federico Blanco Department of Anatomical Pathology. Hospital General de AgudoDepartment of Cardiology. Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Cosme Argerich”. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
  • Andrea Zappi Department of Anatomical Pathology. Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Cosme Argerich”. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
  • Miguel Riccitelli Full Member of the Argentine Society of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology. Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Cosme Argerich”. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
  • Luis Vidal Full Member of the Argentine Society of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology. Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Cosme Argerich”. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7775/rac.v77i1.2333

Keywords:

Myocarditis, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure

Abstract

The giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare disease, of unknown origin, and probably of autoimmune etiology. It can occur as refractory heart failure, associate with ventricular arrhythmias, and mimicking an acute myocardial infarction in certain cases. Its prognosis is usually ominous, unless immunosupressive therapy or cardiac transplant is performed, the latter with a high recurrence.

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Published

2025-12-17

Issue

Rev Argent Cardiol 2009 Vol. 77 Issue 1

Section

PRESENTACIÓN DE CASOS

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