Erdheim-Chester Disease

Michael Tao, MD; Brittany Palmer, MD; Sina Tavakoli, MD, PhD; Humberto E. Trejo Bittar, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Erdheim-Chester Disease

Michael Tao, MD,
Brittany Palmer, MD,
Sina Tavakoli, MD, PhD,
Humberto E. Trejo Bittar, MD

Affiliations

Michael Tao, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Address for correspondence: Dr. Michael Tao, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC Montefiore Hospital, N-715, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
Brittany Palmer, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sina Tavakoli, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Humberto E. Trejo Bittar, MD: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 1959 – 1965

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We describe the case of a 79-year-old woman with a history of Erdheim-Chester disease who presented with bradyarrhythmia and infiltration of the superior vena cava and right atrium. This case highlights an important consideration in type of pacemaker placement given the frequency of right atrial involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease. (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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