Background: The diagnosis of sepsis is often associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. When it occurs in patients with Heart failure (HF), those rates increase dramatically. This study focuses on the differences in the outcomes in septic patients with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) versus patients with Heart Failure with reduced [...]

Case Presentation: A 38-year-old male patient with a history of intravenous drug use was transferred from an outside hospital after initial presentation with persistent fevers, episodic flushing and swelling in right hand and forearm. Workup at the other hospital included blood cultures positive for unspeciated yeast, and a transthoracic echocardiogram with normal ejection fraction (65%) [...]

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male with a history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), type 2 diabetes, and recent left below-knee amputation presented with worsening dyspnea, orthopnea, and leg swelling. Physical examination revealed volume overload with jugular venous distention and pitting edema. NT-proBNP was markedly elevated (10,901 pg/mL). Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a [...]