1.
Congest Heart Fail
; 15(4): 193-5, 2009.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19627294
Subject(s)
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/therapeutic use , Cardiomyopathies/drug therapy , Cardiomyopathies/etiology , Catecholamines/blood , Cardiomyopathies/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Electrocardiography , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Renal Insufficiency/etiology , Renal Insufficiency/therapy
2.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
; 27(11): 1571-3, 2004 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15546317
ABSTRACT
A 28-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis-1 presented with syncope. The exam demonstrated a mass adjacent and inferior to the right occiput that extended to the posterior lateral right-sided neck. Initial invasive and noninvasive testing was negative. Imaging of her head and neck demonstrated a large neurofibroma enveloping her right carotid sinus without vessel occlusion or evidence of malignancy. An event recorder documented asystole. A pacemaker was implanted to avoid the surgical morbidity of removing the neck mass. The patient has since been free of syncope. We believe neurofibromatosis-1 should be included in the differential of syncope.