Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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UNEXPLAINED TRANSIENT BIVENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION IN A PATIENT WITH DISSEMINATED TUBERCULOSIS AND SEVERE EOSINOPHILIA
Anno:
2023
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with significant global burden. Pericardial injury is relatively common, while myocardial involvement has only rarely been described. Case presentation A 29-years-old man from Gambia with disseminated TB, treated with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol, was admitted to our hospital. He denied history…
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…