Tachycardia Congestive Heart Failure. A pale faced 34 year old woman presented to our haematology outpatient clinic with the complaint of general malaise of 1 month s duration. While chf promotes the development of atrial arrhythmias in particular atrial fibrillation af and atrial flutter afl the presence of these arrhythmias may exacerbate or cause left ventricular lv dysfunction and chf. This report describes a case of severe subacute congestive heart failure chf and ventricular tachycardia vt developing in response to the first exposure to idarubicin. 1 2 in addition each adversely affects the prognosis of the other.
Atrial arrhythmias and congestive heart failure chf are closely related. 8 2 137 140 2010 although survival after the onset of congestive heart failure has improved owing to better healthcare the incidence of heart failure has not declined during the last 20 years as a result of an increasing aging population. A race against time. A pale faced 34 year old woman presented to our haematology outpatient clinic with the complaint of general malaise of 1 month s duration. The prognosis for patients with heart failure remains poor with a 5 year survival rate from first presentation of only 45 59 1 this is despite advances in pharmacological therapy with β blockers ace inhibitors spironolactone and device based resynchronisation therapy. This can lead to swelling shortness of breath and fatigue.
Tachycardia in the failing heart congestive heart failure chf is a clinical syndrome that results from any disruption in the ability of the heart to maintain sufficient cardiac output to supply the body s metabolic demand.
Cardiac arrhythmias in congestive heart failure expert rev. A pale faced 34 year old woman presented to our haematology outpatient clinic with the complaint of general malaise of 1 month s duration. To determine the acute cardiovascular effects of berberine in humans 12 patients with refractory congestive heart failure were studied before and during berberine intravenous infusion at rates of 0 02 and 0 2 mg kg per min for 30 minutes. Congestive heart failure modern medicine allows early diagnosis and effective treatment with medication. Cardiac arrhythmias in congestive heart failure expert rev. This report describes a case of severe subacute congestive heart failure chf and ventricular tachycardia vt developing in response to the first exposure to idarubicin.