An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition.

Kang, Woosun; Zong, Yu; Patel, Dhruvil Ashishkumar; Mishra, Tushar; Afonso, Luis

An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition.

Kang, Woosun; Zong, Yu; Patel, Dhruvil Ashishkumar; Mishra, Tushar; Afonso, Luis.

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Kang W; Department of Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Zong Y; Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Patel DA; Department of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mishra T; Department of Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Afonso L; Department of Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

JACC Case Rep ; 29(5): 102222, 2024 Mar 06.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38464798

ABSTRACT

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.

Palabras clave

pulmonary hypertension; right-sided heart failure; scurvy; vitamin C deficiency

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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: JACC Case Rep Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos