An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition

An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition

A previously healthy 31-year-old man presented with worsening shortness of breath and a petechial rash. Echocardiography showed severe right-sided heart failure with midsystolic notching of the antegrade right ventricular outflow Doppler envelope suggesting pulmonary hypertension. An extensive work-...

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Main Authors: Woosun Kang, MD, MPH, Yu Zong, MD, Dhruvil Ashishkumar Patel, MD, Tushar Mishra, MD, Luis Afonso, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
pulmonary hypertension
right-sided heart failure
scurvy
vitamin C deficiency
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084924000032

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