Adult Diffuse Hepatic Hemangiomatosis: A Rare Cause of Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Cardiac Arrest

A 53-year-old man presented with two months of fatigue and dyspnea on exertion, and was found to have hepatomegaly and hypotension. Shortly after admission, he developed cardiopulmonary arrest with ventricular fibrillation and expired despite aggressive medical support. Postmortem examination demons...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM 2014-01, Vol.29 (1), p.244-245
Hauptverfasser:	Supakul, Rodjawan, Vakili, Saeed T., Liangpunsakul, Suthat
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiac arrest Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - etiology Clinical Image Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology Fatal Outcome General aspects Heart Hemangioma - complications Hemangioma - pathology Humans Internal Medicine Liver diseases Liver Neoplasms - complications Liver Neoplasms - pathology Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies Rare Diseases - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	A 53-year-old man presented with two months of fatigue and dyspnea on exertion, and was found to have hepatomegaly and hypotension. Shortly after admission, he developed cardiopulmonary arrest with ventricular fibrillation and expired despite aggressive medical support. Postmortem examination demonstrated dilated cardiomyopathy without coronary artherosclerosis and hepatomegaly with diffuse hemangiomatosis.
ISSN:	0884-8734 1525-1497
DOI:	10.1007/s11606-013-2531-0