Abstract
This case underscores the need to apply a wide differential diagnosis in a patient with an atypical and dramatic presentation of acute heart failure progressing to cardiogenic shock. Cardiac MRI and myocardial biopsy played a central role in the timely diagnosis of her disease and should be considered early in the diagnostic workup of a fulminant presentation. Only with a multidisciplinary approach involving several subspecialties of cardiology, hematology, pathology, radiology, and cardiac surgery was this patient rescued from a nearly fatal event; she now awaits transplantation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 854-862 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Circulation |
Volume | 130 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anticoagulants
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Cardiogenic
- Heart-assist devices
- Shock
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Physiology (medical)