Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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AN UNUSUAL CASE OF RIGHT HEART FAILURE AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: WET BERIBERI. THE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Anno:
2023
Introduction: High-output heart failure is a rare form of heart failure. Possible causes include vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. This vitamin plays an important role in the aminoacids energy metabolism and in the transmission of nerve impulses. Thiamine deficiency can affect the cardiovascular (wet beriberi), nervous, and immune systems. Case report: This…
EXTRINSIC COMPRESSION OF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE CAUSING ISOLATED RIGHT HEART FAILURE
Anno:
2023
Isolated right heart failure (RHF) can be caused by right ventricular (RV) compression, mainly described in severe cases of pectus excavatum. Mediastinal masses can determine an extrinsic compression of the RV. A 62-year-old retired agricultural inspector from Sicily presented in our clinic with worsening signs of RHF. His medical…