Acute heart failure in an adult with unrecognized congenital heart disease

Michele Correale; Agostino Lopizzo; Francesco Santoro; Antonio Ruggero; Andrea Cuculo; Riccardo Leva; Matteo Di Biase

doi:10.4081/monaldi.2011.187

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease (Dec 2015)

Acute heart failure in an adult with unrecognized congenital heart disease

Michele Correale,
Agostino Lopizzo,
Francesco Santoro,
Antonio Ruggero,
Andrea Cuculo,
Riccardo Leva,
Matteo Di Biase

Affiliations

Michele Correale: University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology
Agostino Lopizzo: University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology
Francesco Santoro: University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology
Antonio Ruggero: University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology
Andrea Cuculo: University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology
Riccardo Leva: University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology
Matteo Di Biase: University of Foggia, Department of Cardiology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2011.187
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 76, no. 3

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We report a case of 46 year-old man, admitted to our Department for a possible massive pulmonary embolism. Instead, diagnosis of Tetralogy of Fallot was established by echocardiography and cardiac catetherization.

Published in Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

ISSN: 1122-0643 (Print); 2532-5264 (Online)
Publisher: PAGEPress Publications
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.monaldi-archives.org

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