Thiamine and Heart Failure

Cardiac beriberi, or heart failure due to thiamine deficiency, is considered rare in the developed world. The diagnosis is often only considered in limited populations such as those with chronic alcoholism. Alternatively, the disease can be mislabeled as “alcoholic cardiomyopathy” or “nonischemic ca...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Helali, MD, Sandy Park, MD, Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD, Janet K. Han, MD, Azadeh Lankarani-Fard, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819300347