A man in his seventies with fatigue and renal failure
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2023 Jun 12;143(9).
doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0679.
Print 2023 Jun 13.
[Article in
English,
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Authors
Margrethe Flesvig Holt
1
, August Flø
1
, Vilde Bjørnø
1
, Trygve Husebye
2
, Eva Cecilie Knudsen
2
, Anders Hodt
3
, Alice Gustavsen
4
, Håvard Anton Kristiansen
5
, Melinda Raki
6
, Kaspar Broch
1
, Tale Norbye Wien
7
, Einar Gude
1
Affiliations
- 1 Kardiologisk avdeling, Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet.
- 2 Hjertemedisinsk avdeling, Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål.
- 3 Avdeling for nukleærmedisin, Oslo universitetssykehus.
- 4 Avdeling for immunologi og transfusjonsmedisin, Oslo universitetssykehus.
- 5 Medisinsk avdeling, Sykehuset Innlandet, Lillehammer.
- 6 Avdeling for patologi, Oslo universitetssykehus.
- 7 Medisinsk avdeling, Bærum sykehus.
Abstract
A man in his seventies underwent routine heart examinations as part of workup for kidney transplantation. Unexpected findings led to more extensive investigations and revealed two rare systemic diseases as causes of his heart failure.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Fatigue* / etiology
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Heart Failure* / etiology
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Humans
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Kidney Transplantation
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Male
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Renal Insufficiency* / diagnosis
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Renal Insufficiency* / etiology