High-Output Heart Failure Resulting From Chronic Aortocaval Fistula
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High-output heart failure resulting from chronic aortocaval fistula.
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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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.115311