Heart Failure

A 62-year-old woman presented to a palliative care clinic for follow-up of symptom management. She reported a recent fall after unexpectedly being shocked by her implantable cardioverter-defibrillator...

A previously healthy 58-year-old man presents to the clinician’s office with a sensation of intermittent palpitations of about 1 week’s duration.

A 66-year-old man presented to the clinic with new fatigue and several weeks of exhaustion. The patient had been in his usual state of health until about 1 month prior, when he noted easy fatigue and...

In part 1 of this 2-part series, Dr Rubin details the case of a 54-year-old woman who presents with a new report of shortness of breath for the last several days. The shortness of breath presented...

A 51-year-old man who works in the delivery services industry presented with bilateral leg edema, weight loss, and fatigue. He has lost more than 4.5 kg (10 lb) in the past 4 months without dieting. In...

A 52-year-old woman has been experiencing sporadic panic attacks for several months that are not related to any specific behaviors or exposures. The attacks are characterized by a racing and strong pounding...

A 72-year-old man presented to the hospital for an apparent thrombotic stroke. Regarding the present illness, the patient’s history began about 3 months prior, when a friend noticed that the patient’s left...

In part 2 of this 2-part series, Dr Rubin details the case of a 54-year-old woman who presents with a new report of shortness of breath for the last several days. As noted in part 1, the data collected from...

Inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system have become important tools in the management of hypertension, diabetic renal disease, and CHF.

Heart failure is the only cardiovascular disorder with an increasing incidence due to our aging population and improved treatment of CAD.