Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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II.a

Left ventricular dysfunction/failure

De novo chronic, progressive or acute LV dysfunction/failure. May result from myocarditis or eosinophilic myocarditis. May cause congestive heart failure and/or pulmonary edema (see under II). Hypertension may be present. Symptoms range from worsening of preexisting LVF to acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest. See also pulmonary edema under IId, and XIId, XIIf. Review at PMID 10193711, 16808550, 18083403, 21930637

Publications

Kadowaki H, Ishida J, Uehara M, Ishizuka M, Kiyosue A, Hatano M, Shimada S, Ono M, Akazawa H, Komuro I

Detection of Profound Myocardial Damage by Cardiac MRI in a Patient with Severe Cardiotoxicity Induced by Anti-HER2 Therapy.

International heart journal 2021;62;1436-1441 — 2021 — 1436-1441