Cardiac beriberi. A report of 4 cases.
Four cases of beriberi were diagnosed on clinical grounds and 3 were confirmed biochemically. The cases cover a spectrum of beriberi heart disease ranging from a hyperdynamic circulation to circulatory shock. They are Shoshin beriberi, beriberi with high output failure, beriberi with signs of a hyperdynamic circulation alone and beriberi with underlying cardiomyopathy.
D000328:Adult; D001602:Beriberi / Q000150:complications*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications
D013831:Thiamine