Face the truth: a 76-year-old man with chronic heart failure of unknown origin.
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To cite: Suzuki T, Tokuda Y. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-204789 DESCRIPTION A 76-year-old Japanese man with a 7-year history of systolic heart failure was referred to our hospital reporting of progressive dyspnoea on exertion for 3 months. Numerous tests performedat the previous cardiology hospital, including myocardial biopsy and coronary angiography, could not provide a definitive diagnosis. A resident in charge of inpatient care, while greeting him at the beginning of physical examination, noticed that the patient had prominent forehead and anterior mandibular protraction (figure 1). The resident also felt
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ case reports
دوره 2014 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014