| Autor: |
Defne Gunes Ergi, MD, Hind J. Fadel, MD, Hector I. Michelena, MD, Grace Lin, MD, Kevin L. Greason, MD, Arman Arghami, MD, MPH |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Texas Heart Institute Journal, Vol 51, Iss 2, Pp 1-4 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1526-6702 |
| DOI: |
10.14503/THIJ-23-8336 |
| Popis: |
Whipple disease is a rare systemic illness associated with weight loss, diarrhea, and arthralgia. Asymptomatic carriage is common, but the disease can be complicated by cardiac involvement and may result in culture-negative endocarditis. Cardiac manifestations of the disease can lead to death. This report presents the case of a 66-year-old man with Whipple disease and biventricular heart failure with cardiogenic shock. Medical therapy followed by successful replacement of the aortic and mitral valves resulted in substantial improvement. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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