Meeting
Abstract Number: 678
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old female with coronary artery disease, biventricular systolic heart failure requiring implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD), paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (A-fib) treated with amiodarone for 2 years presented with abdominal pain, nausea, loss of appetite for 1 month. She also reported a recent ICD discharge. Initial vital signs were remarkable for a blood pressure […]
Abstract Number: 680
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 75 year-old man presented with one month of leg swelling and early satiety. He had a history of coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation (managed with amiodarone for the past 2 years). He recently initiated furosemide treatment but had no history of symptomatic heart failure. Physical exam showed elevated jugular venous pressures, an irregularly irregular heart […]