Treatment of advanced heart failure in a young man with familial cardiomyopathy.
We report the case of a young man with familial cardiomyopathy whose symptoms became difficult to control as his myopathy worsened. He had persistent cardiac arrhythmias and was intolerant of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy. His case illustrates the difficulties that can be encountered in treating patients with advanced heart failure.
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Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston 77030, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002216:Captopril / Q000009:adverse effects; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002216:Captopril