Relative adrenal insufficiency in severe congestive heart failure with preserved systolic function: A case report

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 754-757

  Lovelock, Joshua D ^a   Coslet, Sandra ^a   Johnson, Marie ^a   Rich, Stuart ^a   Gomberg Maitland, Mardi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Cardiogenic shock; Congestive heart failure; Critical care; Diastolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; BUMETANIDE; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIGOXIN; DOPAMINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN GLARGINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LISINOPRIL; METFORMIN; MEVINOLIN; NESIRITIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE; WARFARIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STRESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAL SIGN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 34548012921     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328011c256     Document Type: Article

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