Publications by authors named "Allan Lin"
Article Synopsis
- Myxedema coma is a serious condition resulting from severe hypothyroidism, often triggered by physical stress, and can lead to significant heart issues.
- A 23-year-old male with untreated hypothyroidism developed cardiomyopathy and went into cardiogenic shock, requiring advanced treatments like VA-ECMO and eventually a heart transplant.
- The case underscores the importance of quick diagnosis and treatment to reduce the high risk of death linked to myxedema coma.
Chagas disease (CD), caused by is a leading cause of cardiomyopathy in Latin America that can lead to heart failure, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death (SCD). We present a case of a 71-year-old female from El Salvador with symptomatic ventricular tachycardia (VT) requiring emergent cardioversion and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) due to CD. Diagnostic evaluation is limited and unclear in cases of chronic disease.
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