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
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author Jonathan Helali, MD
Sandy Park, MD
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Janet K. Han, MD
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description 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 cardiomyopathy.” The following 2 cases illustrate the need to expand our vigilance to other at-risk populations.
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spelling doaj.art-89ca5c42b67940b59f4504e5bef30fce2022-12-22T03:04:19ZengElsevierMayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes2542-45482019-06-0132221225Thiamine and Heart FailureJonathan Helali, MD0Sandy Park, MD1Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD2Janet K. Han, MD3Azadeh Lankarani-Fard, MD4Department of Medicine, Hospitalist Division, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Medicine, Hospitalist Division, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CADivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CADivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Cardiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CADivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Cardiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CADepartment of Medicine, Hospitalist Division, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Medicine, Hospitalist Division, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Correspondence: Address to Azadeh Lankarani-Fard, MD, Internal Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073Cardiac 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 cardiomyopathy.” The following 2 cases illustrate the need to expand our vigilance to other at-risk populations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819300347
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