[Thiamine deficiency. A cause of cardiac insufficiency not to be ignored].
Thiamine deficiency is one of the classical causes of high out put for heart failure. Deficiency of this vitamin may be nutritional or secondary to alcoholic intoxication. We felt it would be interesting to describe a typical case of cardiac beriberi in order to recall the clinical presentation and the pathophysiology.
Beaud
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C
Service de Pneumologie, Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil.
Fuhrman
C
C
Perchet
H
H
Monnet
I
I
Chouaid
C
C
Housset
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B
D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001602:Beriberi / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D014655:Vascular Resistance