Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become an important branch of healthcare worldwide. Apart from their undeniable advantages, the virtual visits lack physical examination, which can lead to important diagnostic mistakes. We hereby present a case of a pediatric patient whose weig...
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| description | As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become an important branch of healthcare worldwide. Apart from their undeniable advantages, the virtual visits lack physical examination, which can lead to important diagnostic mistakes. We hereby present a case of a pediatric patient whose weight gain, initially attributed to a sedentary lifestyle was, in fact, due to sub-acute right heart failure in the context of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. The condition was not diagnosed until the patient presented at the emergency. The boy was successfully treated with two percutaneous interventions and returned to his previous stature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6c507303d2549bba58fcd1efdfd2e812022-12-22T01:09:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602022-04-011010.3389/fped.2022.856911856911Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of TelemedicineAnna Sabiniewicz0Paulina Lubocka1Robert Sabiniewicz2Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, PolandAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become an important branch of healthcare worldwide. Apart from their undeniable advantages, the virtual visits lack physical examination, which can lead to important diagnostic mistakes. We hereby present a case of a pediatric patient whose weight gain, initially attributed to a sedentary lifestyle was, in fact, due to sub-acute right heart failure in the context of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. The condition was not diagnosed until the patient presented at the emergency. The boy was successfully treated with two percutaneous interventions and returned to his previous stature.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.856911/fullascending aortacardiac catheterizationcongenital heart defectscardiac edemapediatric obesityruptured aneurysm |
| spellingShingle | Anna Sabiniewicz Paulina Lubocka Robert Sabiniewicz Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine Frontiers in Pediatrics ascending aorta cardiac catheterization congenital heart defects cardiac edema pediatric obesity ruptured aneurysm |
| title | Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine |
| title_full | Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine |
| title_short | Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine |
| title_sort | case report right heart failure mistaken for obesity a fault of telemedicine |
| topic | ascending aorta cardiac catheterization congenital heart defects cardiac edema pediatric obesity ruptured aneurysm |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.856911/full |
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