A Rare Case of Lead-Induced Cardiomyopathy
A 39-year-old man, painter by profession, presented with symptoms of heart failure. His work up was unrevealing except for elevated blood lead levels (BLL). He was started on guideline-directed medical therapy and was referred to occupational therapy. No improvement in his ejection fraction was note...
Main Authors: | Shruti Hegde, MD, Michael Maysky, Abbas Zaidi, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-08-01
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Series: | JACC: Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306136 |
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