Fulminant but Not Fatal

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Fulminant but Not Fatal Theresa N. Duong, MD, Lindsey Malik, DO, Sandhya Venugopal, MD, Ezra A. Amsterdam, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 129, Issue 7, Pages e47-e49 (July 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.050 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Complete heart block with junctional escape rhythm, nonspecific interventricular conduction delay, fusion beats, and septal infarct. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e47-e49DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.050) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Torsades de pointes with subsequent ventricular fibrillation. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e47-e49DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.050) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Endomyocardial biopsy with infiltrating lymphocytes and myocytolysis, diagnostic of myocarditis. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e47-e49DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.050) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions