Meeting
Abstract Number: 376
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old African American man with diabetes presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion and swelling of lower extremities for 3 months. He reported a decline in his previously unlimited exercise tolerance to 1 block and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, with no chest pain or palpitations. He denied any toxic habits and his family history […]
Abstract Number: 744
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old man with no comorbidities presented with multiple episodes of substernal chest pressure and reduced exercise tolerance. Cardiac catheterization was notable for severe systolic dysfunction with left ventricular dilatation without coronary disease. Echocardiography was significant for an ejection fraction (EF) of 20% with global hypokinesis and extensive left ventricular (LV) trabeculations consistentwith […]