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High output heart failure.
The symptoms and signs of heart failure can occur in the setting of an increased cardiac output and has been termed 'high output heart failure'. An elevated cardiac output with clinical heart failure is associated with several diseases including chronic anaemia, systemic arterio-venous fistulae, sepsis, hypercapnia and hyperthyroidism. The underlying primary physiological problem is of reduced ...
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A 61-year-old man was admitted to the hospital complaining of bilateral leg edema and dyspnea lasting for 1 month and resistant to diuretic therapy. His past medical history included hypertension, smoking, pneumonia, and chronic alcoholism. There was no history of abdominal trauma. The heart rate was 110 beats per minute (bpm), and blood pressure was normal (135/75 mm Hg). Physical examination ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn147