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PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen Bob Hart is a 56-year-old divorced man with a history of acute on chronic systolic heart failure (HF) secondary to nonischemic cardiomyopathy, type 2 diabetes,…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 55-year-old male with a history of dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy, presented with NYHA Class IV CHF, with worsening SOB. Echo demonstrated biventricular failure. Invasive hemodynamic…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 37-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital with progressive dyspnea on minimal effort, with significant worsening in the past 6 months. She states that…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 78-year-old man, who is treated by calcium channel blockers for arterial hypertension (HTN), has just met an anesthesiologist before hip replacement. He has no…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has become a powerful diagnostic tool in the assessment of cardiomyopathy. CMR not only provides a comprehensive evaluation of structure and…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 72-year-old man presents to a heart failure clinic for further evaluation of his progressive fatigue and dyspnea. He has a history of an ischemic…

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…

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…

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…

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…