title: From right to left heart failure: an unexpected transition.
abstract: Right and left heart failure are very common clinical syndromes with close correlation. Right-sided or right ventricular heart failure usually occurs as a result of left-sided failure. We report a very rare case of transition from right heart failure due to pulmonary embolism, followed by its resolution, to left heart failure due to Tako-tsubo syndrome within 48 h of hospitalization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA. Electronic address: baydoun.hassan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baydoun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, NH, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khoueiry
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Zahraa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ghandour
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Yefim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Olkovsky
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right
keywords: Left ventricular failure; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular failure; Takotsubo syndrome