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Fulminant hepatic necrosis resulting from heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19317305     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 60-year-old man without any history of cardiac disease was admitted for fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) with coma which revealed severe dilated cardiomyopathy. The patient improved with an adapted medical treatment and was finally discharged from the hospital. Congestive heart failure is a rare cause of FHF, but an important differential diagnosis because it has a specific and potentially efficient treatment.
Authors:
Emmanuel Catez; Emmanuel Tran Ngoc; Pierre Decoodt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta cardiologica     Volume:  64     ISSN:  0001-5385     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Cardiol     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-25     Completed Date:  2009-06-05     Revised Date:  2009-06-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370570     Medline TA:  Acta Cardiol     Country:  Belgium    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  95-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cardiology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, Place A. Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels, Belgium emmanuel.catez@chu-brugmann.be
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Aspirin / therapeutic use
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications*,  ultrasonography
Coma / etiology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Diuretics / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Massive Hepatic Necrosis / etiology*,  ultrasonography
Middle Aged
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Diuretics; 0/Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; 50-78-2/Aspirin

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