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Acute dyspnea in a post-myocardial infarction patient may prompt the physician to use further diagnostic testing to evaluate apparent worsening left ventricular function, ischemia, mitral valve dysfunction, chordae or valvular rupture, or a ventricular septal defect producing a left to right shunt.
A 79-year-old woman presented with chronic dyspnea and hyperventilation. There was no evidence of pulmonary disease. Hyperventilation persisted during sleep and after high-dose administration of a narcotic. A head MRI revealed bilateral medial thalamic infarctions. Central neurogenic
A 55-year-old previously healthy man was referred to our cardiology outpatient department (by the respiratory team) due to shortness of breath that started 2-3 months prior. He suddenly became breathless after changing a car wheel with no other associated symptoms. Specifically, he denied ever
BACKGROUND
Systematic management of patients suffering high-risk symptoms is essential in emergency medical services. Patients with chest pain receive algorithm-based work-up and treatment. Though dyspnea is recognized as an independent predictor of mortality, no generally accepted prehospital
BACKGROUND
Some studies investigated the leading demographic and clinical characteristics of patient with type 2 myocardial infarction (MI), but a comprehensive analysis between type 1 and 2 MI patients is lacking. Therefore, we reviewed current evidence about the difference in clinical signs and
BACKGROUND
We herein present an unusual case of a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular myocardium, which is a rare and fatal complication of myocardial infarction.
METHODS
A 64-year-old man with a history of bipolar disorder and arterial hypertension was hospitalized for delayed presentation