Reversible pulmonary hypertension, lactic acidosis, and rapidly evolving multiple organ failure as manifestations of shoshin beriberi

Circulation Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1983-1985

  Yamasaki, Hiro ^a   Tada, Hiroshi ^a   Kawano, Satoru ^a   Aonuma, Kazutaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BERIBERI; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEART DILATATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OLIGURIA; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEAKNESS;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ADULT; BERIBERI; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE;

EID: 77956116517     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-10-0202     Document Type: Article

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