A Rare Case of Lead-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Autor: Shruti Hegde, MD, Michael Maysky, Abbas Zaidi, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 10, Pp 1496-1500 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-0849
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.047
Popis: 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 noted until his BLL decreased. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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