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PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen An 86-year-old woman with a history of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is admitted to the hospital for worsening shortness of breath and…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen JS, a 45-year-old Caucasian man, was referred to the Mayo Clinic in consultation for progressive congestive heart failure (CHF) of unclear etiology. A year prior…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 29-year-old Caucasian woman presents to the emergency department 5 days post delivery with complaints of dyspnea and fatigue for 2 days. She reports it…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 75-year-old woman presents with effort intolerance, progressive dyspnea on exertion to minimal activity, and progressive feet, ankle, and lower leg swelling. She has a…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 45-year-old man with a 5-year history of nonischemic cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of 30% was seen in routine follow-up in the heart failure…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen Ms. Jones is a 64-year-old African American woman with a history of hypertension (HTN), type 2 diabetes mellitus, and remote tobacco usage who works as…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 17-year-old adolescent boy presented to the general cardiology clinic for family screening after a maternal aunt had been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). He…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 48-year-old man with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] 20%) presents for subspecialty heart failure evaluation. He has a history of multiple decompensated…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 72-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease is admitted with acute pulmonary edema secondary to acute coronary syndrome (confirmed by 12-lead ECG…

PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 69-year-old woman was referred to by her local medical practitioner with worsening exertional dyspnea (NYHA III). She found difficulty mobilizing to her mailbox (120…