An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition

An Unusual Etiology of Severe Right Heart Failure Deserving of Wider Recognition

A previously healthy 31-year-old man presented with worsening shortness of breath and a petechial rash. Echocardiography showed severe right-sided heart failure with midsystolic notching of the antegrade right ventricular outflow Doppler envelope suggesting pulmonary hypertension. An extensive work-...

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Veröffentlicht in:JACC. Case reports 2024-03, Vol.29 (5), p.102222, Article 102222
Hauptverfasser: Kang, Woosun, Zong, Yu, Patel, Dhruvil Ashishkumar, Mishra, Tushar, Afonso, Luis
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Sprache:eng
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pulmonary hypertension
right-sided heart failure
scurvy
vitamin C deficiency
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Zusammenfassung:A previously healthy 31-year-old man presented with worsening shortness of breath and a petechial rash. Echocardiography showed severe right-sided heart failure with midsystolic notching of the antegrade right ventricular outflow Doppler envelope suggesting pulmonary hypertension. An extensive work-up revealed scurvy, with a dramatic resolution of symptoms shortly after vitamin C supplementation. [Display omitted]
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102222