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Reversible Biventricular Heart Failure Due to Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
oleh: Ankita Devareddy, BA, Konrad Teodor Sawicki, MD, PhD, Lubna Choudhury, MD, Jane E. Wilcox, MD, MS
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Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-03-01 |
Deskripsi
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.)