1,1-Difluoroethane Hydrocarbon Cardiomyopathy

Kristen N. Brown, MD; Kyle Gronbeck, MD; Ayesha Azmeen, MBBS; Aleem Siddique, MBBS; Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD; James N. Sullivan, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Feb 2023)

1,1-Difluoroethane Hydrocarbon Cardiomyopathy

Kristen N. Brown, MD,
Kyle Gronbeck, MD,
Ayesha Azmeen, MBBS,
Aleem Siddique, MBBS,
Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD,
James N. Sullivan, MD

Affiliations

Kristen N. Brown, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; Address for correspondence: Dr Kristen N. Brown, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 15112 Hillside Court, Omaha, Nebraska 68154, USA.
Kyle Gronbeck, MD: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Ayesha Azmeen, MBBS: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Aleem Siddique, MBBS: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
James N. Sullivan, MD: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7
p. 101716

Abstract

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1,1-Difluoroethane (DFE) cardiomyopathy results from the direct inhalation of toxic halogenated hydrocarbons. We present a case series of acute DFE cardiomyopathy illustrating the typical presentation of severe DFE cardiomyopathy along with a detailed description of its mechanism of injury. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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