1.
J La State Med Soc
; 164(1): 48-9, 2012.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22533115
Subject(s)
Atrioventricular Block/diagnosis , Bradycardia/diagnosis , Clonidine/adverse effects , Digoxin/adverse effects , Diltiazem/adverse effects , Electrocardiography/methods , Aged , Atrioventricular Block/chemically induced , Atrioventricular Block/complications , Atrioventricular Block/physiopathology , Atrioventricular Node/drug effects , Bradycardia/chemically induced , Bradycardia/complications , Bradycardia/physiopathology , Cardiovascular Agents/administration & dosage , Cardiovascular Agents/adverse effects , Clonidine/administration & dosage , Digoxin/administration & dosage , Diltiazem/administration & dosage , Fatigue/etiology , Fatigue/physiopathology , Female , Humans , Syncope/etiology , Syncope/physiopathology
2.
J La State Med Soc
; 164(6): 343-5, 2012.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23437451
ABSTRACT
A 43-year-old woman with a long history of heavy cigarette smoking was in good health until she developed fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea approximately three months before admission to our hospital. Four weeks before admission, she was admitted to another hospital for the sudden onset of a right hemiparesis. She was noted to be in atrial fibrillation, and cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography revealed triple-vessel coronary arterial disease and moderately severe mitral regurgitation. Because of repeated episodes of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, she was referred to our hospital for cardiac surgery. On admission, an electrocardiogram was recorded (Figure).
Subject(s)
Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis , Electrocardiography , Adult , Atrial Fibrillation/complications , Atrial Fibrillation/surgery , Cardiomegaly/complications , Dyspnea, Paroxysmal/complications , Female , Heart Failure/etiology , Humans , Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/complications , Mitral Valve Insufficiency/complications , Stroke/etiology
3.
J La State Med Soc
; 162(5): 249-56, 2010.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21141255