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A case of heart failure due to alcoholic cardiomyopathy combined with acute pulmonary embolism |
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| Authors: | Feng Xiao Wei Yuan Xiaorong Li Gannan Wang Ting Jiang Weiwei Wang Jinsong Zhang Ping Li Lianwen Qi Yan Chen |
| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; 2.Department of Cardiology, Taizhou people’s Hospital, Taizhou 225300, China; 3.Emergency Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; 4.State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China |
| Abstract: | It has not been reported that cases of alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) combined with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). We hereby present a case of a 48-year-old male with ACM with significant enlargement of the heart and heart failure is described. Then, the patient was seized with acute PE which was confirmed by specific examination and his symptoms. |
| Keywords: | Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) pulmonary embolism (PE) heart failure |