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Early recognition of acute cardiovascular beriberi by interpretation of hemodynamics
A Gabrielli1, L Caruso, P W Stacpoole
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0254, USA.
Abstract:
Acute fulminant cardiovascular beriberi is an acute thiamine deficiency, which, if not recognized and treated, can lead to high cardiac output failure and death. The symptoms of acute thiamine deficiency include severe lactacidemia, and the presence of a high cardiac output and extremely low oxygen consumption in a patient who is hemodynamically stable. In this case conference, we describe a patient who was diagnosed with acute cardiovascular beriberi.
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