Reversible Biventricular Heart Failure Due to Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

Reversible Biventricular Heart Failure Due to Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

Adrenal insufficiency is a rare cause of heart failure. We describe a young patient who presented with new-onset biventricular systolic heart failure due to primary adrenal insufficiency. The patient was initiated on hydrocortisone, with rapid improvement of both left and right ventricular systolic...

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Main Authors: Ankita Devareddy, BA, Konrad Teodor Sawicki, MD, PhD, Lubna Choudhury, MD, Jane E. Wilcox, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
autoimmune
echocardiography
systolic heart failure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920300425
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Summary:Adrenal insufficiency is a rare cause of heart failure. We describe a young patient who presented with new-onset biventricular systolic heart failure due to primary adrenal insufficiency. The patient was initiated on hydrocortisone, with rapid improvement of both left and right ventricular systolic function. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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