Giant Cell Myocarditis: Not Always a Presentation of Cardiogenic Shock

Figure 1

Transthoracic echocardiogram (apical four-chamber view). (a) Hospital day 1: normal ventricular function, normal wall thickness. (b) Hospital day 7: left ventricular systolic function is severely reduced, wall thickness is increased, and echocontrast is present in the left ventricle consistent with stasis of blood flow. LV: left ventricle, RV: right ventricle, LA: left atrium, and RA: right atrium.

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