Endocrine Abstracts

A 36 years of old patient was admitted to the intensive care unit of cardiology when he experienced palpitations and orthopnea. The patient’s complaints started about 2 years ago as syncope and sudden shortness of breath. Thorax CT showed pleural effusion and increased cardiothoracic index. Findings on ECHO were : Ejection fraction 35%, severe mitral regurgitation and global hypokinesia. Coronary angiogram showed a fibrocalcific plaque noted in in the distal LAD. The pati...