Saraiya N, Singh S, Corpuz M. Fatal influenza myocarditis with incessant ventricular tachycardia. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jul 1;12(7).
Influenza myocarditis is an underappreciated and severe complication of influenza infection, estimated to be present in about 10% of all influenza cases. We present a case of a woman who precipitously died of fulminant influenza myocarditis and then review the historical data, literature and expert recommendations for suspecting and managing influenza myocarditis.
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