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Influenza A (H1N1) and myocarditis
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A 47-year-old woman was admitted with flu-like symptoms and dyspnoea, needing admission to intensive care. Having tested positive for H1N1 virus on nasal swab, she received a course of oseltamivir.
Two days later, while still being ventilated, she developed ST elevation in inferolateral leads on ECG (panel A) with raised troponin I of 95 μg/l (normal <0.07). Due to her …
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