Woosun Kang, Yu Zong, Dhruvil Ashishkumar Patel, Tushar Mishra, Luis Afonso
Wayne State University. University of Chicago.
United States
Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case Reports
JACC Case Rep 2024; 29:
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102222
Abstract
A previously healthy 31-year-old man presented with worsening shortness of breath and a petechial rash. Echocardiography showed severe right-sided heart failure with midsystolic notching of the antegrade right ventricular outflow Doppler envelope suggesting pulmonary hypertension. An extensive work-up revealed scurvy, with a dramatic resolution of symptoms shortly after vitamin C supplementation.
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Acquired Patient Factors Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Environmental Factors Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Age Focus: Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Fresh or Filed Publication: Fresh (PHresh). Less than 1-2 years since publication
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