Year | Month | History |
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2010 | August | • Holiday in Hurghada, Egypt |
2011 | January | • First presentation at emergency department with fever and exertional retrosternal chest pain • Discharge after 3 days without complaints • Suspected (Peri-)myocarditis |
September | • Re-hospitalization with chest pain for 1 week, dyspnea on minimal exertion (NYHA IV) • Comprehensive diagnostic work-up • Medical treatment for heart failure and anticoagulation for apical thrombus were started • Discharge in stable condition • Suspected EMF | |
November | • Referred to a university heart failure unit with a focus on rare cardiomyopathies for second opinion • Unsuccessful endomyocardial biopsy • Diagnosis of EMF without another attempt for histological confirmation | |
2012 | June | • Continuous progression of heart failure |
August | • High urgency heart transplantation | |
2018 |  | • Excellent outcome after heart transplantation |