Literature DB >> 2239031

Legionellosis and "torsades de pointes".

J Devriendt1, M Staroukine, E Schils, B Sivaciyan, D Van Beers.   

Abstract

Myocarditis, pericarditis and endocarditis are rare manifestations of Legionella pneumophila infection. We describe a case of myocarditis complicated with a potentially fatal arrhythmia: "torsades de pointes".

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Year:  1990        PMID： 2239031

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Acta Cardiol        ISSN： 0001-5385            Impact factor:   1.718


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