Key result
Aggressive supportive therapy, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, resulted in the survival of two infants with severe RSV myocarditis.
Population
2 infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection admitted to the pediatric ICU for dysrhythmias and…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
Hospitalization
Authors
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May support reversibility of severe RSV myocarditis with aggressive support including ECMO; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Case Report (n=2)
No
Severe myocardial dysfunction and dysrhythmias can occur in infants with RSV infection and may be reversible with aggressive supportive therapy including ECMO.
Thomas et al. (1997) conducted a case report in Respiratory syncytial virus infection with severe myocardial manifestations (n=2). Aggressive supportive therapy (cardiovascular, antidysrhythmic, respiratory support, ECMO, HFOV) was evaluated on Survival. Aggressive supportive therapy, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, resulted in the survival of two infants with severe RSV myocarditis.
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