Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 61 Years Male Ebstein’s Anomaly with High-Grade Atrioventricular Block History A 61-year-old man with a history of Ebstein’s anomaly, which initially went to had repaired in 1997; he then underwent tricuspid valve replacement with a…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 73 Years Male Retired Chef Complete Heart Block History The patient was a nonsmoker and enjoyed good health in the past. He had a history of new-onset dizziness and one episode of syncope. He was…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 66 Years Female Housewife Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy History The patient is a 66-year-old woman who first came to medical attention for her heart disease 3 years ago. She had been on a cruise when she initially…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 51 Years Male Professional Driver Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy History The patient was a nonsmoker. He had experienced a myocardial infarction in 2003. A coronary angiogram performed in 2003 showed severe left main artery disease and…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 79 Years Female Retired Homemaker Worsening Right Heart Failure Resulting from Right Ventricular Apical Pacing History In 1985 this previously healthy patient had a syncopal episode while driving. Presumably she was found to have high-degree…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 68 Years Female Retired Congestive Heart Failure Leading to Diagnosis of Primary Left Ventricular Dysfunction with Severe Dyssynchrony, Moderately Prolonged QRS, and Lack of Left Ventricular Dilation History This patient had a history of lymph…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 71 Years Male Retired Electrician Ischemic Heart Disease and Persistently Reduced Ejection Fraction History The patient is a 71-year-old man who has been followed for 20 years. He is a former smoker, having smoked from…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 64 Years Male Teacher Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Permanent Atrial Fibrillation History The patient has dilated cardiomyopathy with an initial left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 25%, permanent atrial fibrillation (AF), and the cardiovascular risk factors…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 58 Years Female Housewife Dilated Cardiomyopathy History The patient has had a known cardiomyopathy for 3 years. She had coronary artery disease, with implantation of a bare metal stent (BMS) in the proximal circumflex artery…