A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy

The improving life expectancy for CF is known to be one of the biggest success stories in medicine. Life expectancy has increased from 6 months during the early 20th century to 42.7 years from in 2012–2016. As the life expectancy of CF patients has increased, it is important to consider other co-mor...

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Main Authors:	Nooreen Hussain, Faiz Hussain, Abdullah Malik, Muaz Rizvi, Preeti Patel, Subramanyam Chittivelu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301023

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spelling	doaj-43c559c364ea443a9ff1957dc4922c032020-11-25T02:32:57ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712018-01-0125233234A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancyNooreen Hussain0Faiz Hussain1Abdullah Malik2Muaz Rizvi3Preeti Patel4Subramanyam Chittivelu5Department of Internal Medicine; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, USA; Corresponding author. 530 NE Glen Oak Ave Peoria IL 61637, USA .Internal Medicine, Advanced Cancer Care Center Illinois, USADepartment of Internal Medicine; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, USA; Department of Pediatric Medicine; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, USADepartment of Pediatric Medicine; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, USADepartment of Critical Care/Pulmonary Medicine; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, USADepartment of Critical Care/Pulmonary Medicine; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, USAThe improving life expectancy for CF is known to be one of the biggest success stories in medicine. Life expectancy has increased from 6 months during the early 20th century to 42.7 years from in 2012–2016. As the life expectancy of CF patients has increased, it is important to consider other co-morbidities that these patients may encounter, and the impact this may have on their morbidity and mortality. We present a case of a 33-year-old male admitted to the hospital for a CF exacerbation who had an acute neurological decompensation due to an infarction of his right occipital and posterior temporal lobe.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301023
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author	Nooreen Hussain Faiz Hussain Abdullah Malik Muaz Rizvi Preeti Patel Subramanyam Chittivelu
spellingShingle	Nooreen Hussain Faiz Hussain Abdullah Malik Muaz Rizvi Preeti Patel Subramanyam Chittivelu A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
author_facet	Nooreen Hussain Faiz Hussain Abdullah Malik Muaz Rizvi Preeti Patel Subramanyam Chittivelu
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title	A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy
title_short	A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy
title_full	A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy
title_fullStr	A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy
title_full_unstemmed	A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy
title_sort	devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: an unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy
publisher	Elsevier
series	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
issn	2213-0071
publishDate	2018-01-01
description	The improving life expectancy for CF is known to be one of the biggest success stories in medicine. Life expectancy has increased from 6 months during the early 20th century to 42.7 years from in 2012–2016. As the life expectancy of CF patients has increased, it is important to consider other co-morbidities that these patients may encounter, and the impact this may have on their morbidity and mortality. We present a case of a 33-year-old male admitted to the hospital for a CF exacerbation who had an acute neurological decompensation due to an infarction of his right occipital and posterior temporal lobe.
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301023
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A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy

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