Reversible Biventricular Heart Failure Due to Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

Adrenal insufficiency is a rare cause of heart failure. We describe a young patient who presented with new-onset biventricular systolic heart failure due to primary adrenal insufficiency. The patient was initiated on hydrocortisone, with rapid improvement of both left and right ventricular systolic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Devareddy, Ankita, Sawicki, Konrad Teodor, Choudhury, Lubna, Wilcox, Jane E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Mini-Focus Issue on Heart Failure
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32363353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.039
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Sumario:Adrenal insufficiency is a rare cause of heart failure. We describe a young patient who presented with new-onset biventricular systolic heart failure due to primary adrenal insufficiency. The patient was initiated on hydrocortisone, with rapid improvement of both left and right ventricular systolic function. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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