Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cruz-Utrilla, Alejandro
• Pozo, Eduardo
• LaRocca, Gina
• Ferrández-Escarabajal, Marcos
• Filgueiras-Rama, David

Titel

Acute Coronary Syndrome Secondary to Aortocaval Fistula

Ist Teil von

• JACC. Case reports, 2019-06, Vol.1 (1), p.67-69

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This paper reports the case of an 88-year-old male with a history of chronic abdominal aortic aneurysm admitted to the emergency department with… This paper reports the case of an 88-year-old male with a history of chronic abdominal aortic aneurysm admitted to the emergency department with resting chest pain consistent with angina. Beta-blockade therapy triggered a cardiogenic shock, which motivated an urgent computed tomography scan and echocardiogram that confirmed high-output-related heart failure secondary to aortocaval fistula. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) [Display omitted]