Clinico-Pathologic Case: Male With Myocardiopathy And Rapidly Progressive Cardiac Failure

The case is that of a 66 year old male, with no known drug allergies. He is an ex smoker for over 40 years. He has no family history of heart disease. In December/2011 he present with progressive dyspnea at moderate-small efforts and is admitted several times to the ER. He is diagnosed with right middle lobe pneumonia, and an empiric antibiotic treatment is started. The patient is recently admitted to the ER for increased edema of the lower limbs and weight gain. After admission, the initial evolution is good, showing improvement of his dyspnea and reduction of the edema. An specific test is ordered that provides a diagnosis and treatment is established accordingly.The case is discussed in the context of a clinico-pathologic general session at Hospital Son Espases