Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 394-397 , September 2008

Severe transient cardiomyopathy associated with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

  • Tejal Gandhi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Audrey H. Wu, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • David M. Aronoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: David M. Aronoff, MD, 5220-D MSRB III, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0640

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 This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health grant HL078727 (D.M.A.).

PII: S0147-9563(07)00173-2

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.07.003

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 394-397 , September 2008

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