An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition.
JACC Case Rep
; 29(5): 102222, 2024 Mar 06.
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ABSTRACT
A previously healthy 31-year-old man presented with worsening shortness of breath and a petechial rash. Echocardiography showed severe right-sided heart failure with midsystolic notching of the antegrade right ventricular outflow Doppler envelope suggesting pulmonary hypertension. An extensive work-up revealed scurvy, with a dramatic resolution of symptoms shortly after vitamin C supplementation.
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01-internacional
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JACC Case Rep
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2024
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Estados Unidos