EVALUATION OF HEMODYNAMICS IN PATIENTS WITH CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES Print Section Listen INTRODUCTION End-stage heart failure (HF) is characterized by specific hemodynamic abnormalities. These abnormalities are a…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 54-year-old African American woman with nonischemic cardiomyopathy, that is, LMNA-related familial cardiomyopathy, presented for advanced therapy evaluation based on recurrent admissions for volume overload…
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…
