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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author | Jonathan Helali, MD Sandy Park, MD Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD Janet K. Han, MD Azadeh Lankarani-Fard, 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 |
spellingShingle | Jonathan Helali, MD Sandy Park, MD Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD Janet K. Han, MD Azadeh Lankarani-Fard, MD Thiamine and Heart Failure Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes |
title | Thiamine and Heart Failure |
title_full | Thiamine and Heart Failure |
title_fullStr | Thiamine and Heart Failure |
title_full_unstemmed | Thiamine and Heart Failure |
title_short | Thiamine and Heart Failure |
title_sort | thiamine and heart failure |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454819300347 |
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