| Acute heart failure due to transient left ventricular dyssynchrony: case study. | |
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PMID: 20436059 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This case study describes an unusual cause of acute heart failure that resolved with early beta-blockade therapy. A 52-year-old woman who had acute heart failure with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and left bundle branch block was admitted to a university medical center. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance images of the heart did not show any evidence of myocardial infarction or myocarditis. Rate-related left bundle branch block and subsequent left ventricular dyssynchrony resulted in acute systolic dysfunction that resolved with beta-blockade therapy that allowed heart rate control and narrowing of the QRS complex. Of note, the use of inotropic agents would have dramatically worsened the cardiac condition. |
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Authors:
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Matthieu Jourdain; Jean Jacques Bauchart; Jean Luc Auffray; Thierry H LeJemtel; Philippe Asseman; Pierre Vladimir Ennezat |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Volume: 19 ISSN: 1937-710X ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Crit. Care Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-03 Completed Date: 2010-08-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9211547 Medline TA: Am J Crit Care Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: e12-4 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Lille, France. |
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Acute Disease Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use Bundle-Branch Block / complications, ultrasonography Dyspnea / etiology Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Failure / drug therapy, etiology*, ultrasonography Humans Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / complications*, ultrasonography |
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0/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists |
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