Adult Congenital Heart Disease
INTRODUCTION: GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Print Section Listen Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a term used to describe a malformation of the heart or great vessels present…
Role of Echocardiography in Selection, Implantation, and Management of Patients Requiring Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 66-year-old man with cardiogenic shock, severe left ventricle (LV) systolic dysfunction, multiorgan failure and rhabdomyolysis caused by influenza B virus infection was admitted to…
Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 55-year-old man with a history of morbid obesity, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, and smoking presented to the emergency department 48 hours after the onset of…
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the treatment of Heart Failure
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 55-year-old woman presented to your clinic for a follow-up. She was diagnosed with nonischemic cardiomyopathy diagnosed9 months ago after she presented to the emergency…
Neurohormonal Blockade in Heart Failure
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 55-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and recent drug eluting stent placement to left anterior descending (LAD) artery after suffering a myocardial infarction comes…
Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure
PATIENT CASE: PART 1 Print Section Listen A 51-year-old African American man presents to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of dyspnea and swelling. He has a history…
Cardiac Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) in Heart Failure
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 55-year-old man with past medical history significant for hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, was admitted to the coronary care unit 3…
Ultrafiltration in Heart Failure
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 61-year-old man with a history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) from underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) presents with increasing symptoms of…
Inotropic Therapy in Heart Failure
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 63-year-old female with a history of diabetes, prior myocardial infarction, and an ischemic cardiomyopathy with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 35% presents to…
Percutaneous Ventricular Support for Acute Heart Failure
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The use of mechanical support in acute left ventricular failure can provide temporary circulatory support and is most commonly utilized in the setting of acute myocardial…
