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An
18
Age
-
year
Age
-
old
Age
male
Sex
was diagnosed with
attention
Disease_disorder
-
deficit
Disease_disorder
hyperactivity
Disease_disorder
disorder
Disease_disorder
(
ADHD
Disease_disorder
) in
2005
Date
.He was
overweight
History
with a
body
Diagnostic_procedure
mass
Diagnostic_procedure
index
Diagnostic_procedure
(
BMI
Diagnostic_procedure
) of
40
Lab_value
.He was started on
quetiapine
Medication
fumarate
Medication
(Seroquel®)
Medication
900
Dosage
mg
Dosage
daily
Dosage
in
April
Date
2005
Date
and
methylphenidate
Medication
(Concerta®)
Medication
54
Dosage
mg
Dosage
daily
Dosage
in
September
Date
2005
Date
.In the
beginning
Date
of
Date
August
Date
2006
Date
he was
admitted
Clinical_event
to his
local
Nonbiological_location
hospital
Nonbiological_location
with
severe
Severity
dyspnoea
Sign_symptom
,
tachypnea
Sign_symptom
,
tachycardia
Sign_symptom
, and
cyanosis
Sign_symptom
.On
admission
Clinical_event
the
blood
Diagnostic_procedure
pressure
Diagnostic_procedure
was
120/80
Lab_value
mmHg
Lab_value
, and the
arterial
Diagnostic_procedure
blood
Diagnostic_procedure
gas
Diagnostic_procedure
revealed a
pH
Diagnostic_procedure
of
7.45
Lab_value
,
pCO2
Diagnostic_procedure
of
3.55
Lab_value
kPa
Lab_value
,
paO2
Diagnostic_procedure
of
7.76
Lab_value
kPa
Lab_value
, and
BE
Diagnostic_procedure
of −5.1 mmol/l.
C
Diagnostic_procedure
-
reactive
Diagnostic_procedure
protein
Diagnostic_procedure
was
not
Lab_value
elevated
Lab_value
.The
chest
Biological_structure
X
Diagnostic_procedure
-
ray
Diagnostic_procedure
showed an
enlarged
Sign_symptom
heart
Sign_symptom
.He developed
hemoptysis
Sign_symptom
and was treated with
unfractionated
Detailed_description
heparin
Medication
in suspicion of
pulmonary
Biological_structure
embolism
Sign_symptom
.He subsequently developed
cardiogenic
Disease_disorder
shock
Disease_disorder
and was treated with
vasoactive
Medication
drugs
Medication
.In spite of the treatment he became
oliguric
Sign_symptom
and his
liver
Diagnostic_procedure
enzymes
Diagnostic_procedure
were
rising
Lab_value
.He was
referred
Clinical_event
to our
hospital
Nonbiological_location
for further treatment.On
admission
Clinical_event
the
blood
Diagnostic_procedure
pressure
Diagnostic_procedure
was
90/60
Lab_value
mmHg
Lab_value
, despite
infusion
Administration
with
noradrenaline
Medication
.His
heart
Diagnostic_procedure
rate
Diagnostic_procedure
was
130/minute
Lab_value
and his
temperature
Diagnostic_procedure
was
38.4
Lab_value
°C
Lab_value
.A
thoracic
Biological_structure
computed
Diagnostic_procedure
tomography
Diagnostic_procedure
scan
Diagnostic_procedure
did
Sign_symptom
not
Sign_symptom
show
Sign_symptom
pulmonary
Sign_symptom
embolism
Sign_symptom
.
Echocardiography
Diagnostic_procedure
revealed
biventricular
Sign_symptom
failure
Sign_symptom
and
left
Diagnostic_procedure
ventricular
Diagnostic_procedure
end
Diagnostic_procedure
diastolic
Diagnostic_procedure
diameter
Diagnostic_procedure
was
7
Distance
cm
Distance
.The
left
Biological_structure
ventricle
Biological_structure
was
severely
Severity
hypokinetic
Lab_value
with an
ejection
Diagnostic_procedure
fraction
Diagnostic_procedure
(
EF
Diagnostic_procedure
) of 20%–25%.The
left
Diagnostic_procedure
ventricular
Diagnostic_procedure
end
Diagnostic_procedure
diastolic
Diagnostic_procedure
pressure
Diagnostic_procedure
was markedly
elevated
Lab_value
, and there was a
moderate
Lab_value
mitral
Sign_symptom
regurgitation
Sign_symptom
.
Intermittent
Detailed_description
hemodialysis
Therapeutic_procedure
was initiated.His
liver
Diagnostic_procedure
function
Diagnostic_procedure
improved
Lab_value
slightly
Severity
, but despite
dialysis
Coreference
the
renal
Diagnostic_procedure
function
Diagnostic_procedure
deteriorated
Lab_value
with
increasing
Lab_value
creatinine
Diagnostic_procedure
values
Diagnostic_procedure
.
After
Date
three
Date
days
Date
there was a further
worsening
Lab_value
of the
left
Diagnostic_procedure
ventricular
Diagnostic_procedure
systolic
Diagnostic_procedure
function
Diagnostic_procedure
with an
ejection
Diagnostic_procedure
fraction
Diagnostic_procedure
of 10%–12% and marked
pulmonary
Sign_symptom
hypertension
Sign_symptom
with
systolic
Diagnostic_procedure
pulmonary
Diagnostic_procedure
pressure
Diagnostic_procedure
estimated to
30
Lab_value
mmHg
Lab_value
.The clinical picture resembled
dilated
Detailed_description
cardiomyopathy
Disease_disorder
with
low
Sign_symptom
output
Sign_symptom
failure
Sign_symptom
causing
renal
Biological_structure
and
liver
Biological_structure
failure
Sign_symptom
.We suspected
drug
Detailed_description
-
induced
Detailed_description
cardiomyopathy
Coreference
and
methylphenidate
Medication
and
quetiapine
Medication
fumarate
Medication
were discontinued.
Screening
Diagnostic_procedure
for
Diagnostic_procedure
infectious
Diagnostic_procedure
pathogens
Diagnostic_procedure
,
immunological
Diagnostic_procedure
markers
Diagnostic_procedure
, and
iron
Diagnostic_procedure
or
amyloid
Diagnostic_procedure
deposition
Diagnostic_procedure
were all
negative
Lab_value
.
After
Date
three
Date
days
Date
he was
transferred
Clinical_event
to the
National
Nonbiological_location
Hospital
Nonbiological_location
(Rikshospitalet,
Nonbiological_location
Oslo)
Nonbiological_location
with ongoing
noradrenaline
Medication
and
dobutamine
Medication
infusions
Administration
.Shortly after
admission
Clinical_event
an
intraaortic
Therapeutic_procedure
balloon
Therapeutic_procedure
pump
Therapeutic_procedure
(
IABP
Therapeutic_procedure
) was inserted and
noradrenaline
Coreference
was replaced by
nitroprusside
Medication
.
Coronary
Diagnostic_procedure
angiography
Diagnostic_procedure
was
normal
Lab_value
.
Endomyocardial
Biological_structure
biopsy
Diagnostic_procedure
from the
right
Biological_structure
ventricle
Biological_structure
did not reveal any distinct
myocardial
Disease_disorder
pathology
Disease_disorder
.On treatment with
IABP
Coreference
,
nitroprusside
Coreference
, and
dialysis
Therapeutic_procedure
, the
clinical
Diagnostic_procedure
situation
Diagnostic_procedure
gradually
improved
Lab_value
and the
liver
Diagnostic_procedure
function
Diagnostic_procedure
returned to
normal
Lab_value
.His
renal
Diagnostic_procedure
function
Diagnostic_procedure
also
improved
Lab_value
with increasing
diuresis
Sign_symptom
and
creatinine
Diagnostic_procedure
fell from
798
Lab_value
to
98
Lab_value
μmol/l.His
EF
Diagnostic_procedure
was still markedly
reduced
Lab_value
(
15%
Lab_value
).Because of
behavioral
Sign_symptom
problems
Sign_symptom
and
adipose
Sign_symptom
stature
Sign_symptom
, he was
denied
Clinical_event
a
heart
Therapeutic_procedure
transplant
Therapeutic_procedure
.He was treated with
IABP
Coreference
for
26
Duration
days
Duration
, and
after
Duration
28
Duration
days
Duration
he was
transferred
Clinical_event
back to
our
Nonbiological_location
hospital
Nonbiological_location
.At that time his
liver
Diagnostic_procedure
and
Diagnostic_procedure
renal
Diagnostic_procedure
functions
Diagnostic_procedure
were
normal
Lab_value
.He was treated with an
angiotensin
Medication
-
converting
Medication
enzyme
Medication
(ACE)-inhibitor, a
beta
Medication
-
blocker
Medication
, and
diuretics
Medication
.During the following
two
Duration
weeks
Duration
his
clinical
Diagnostic_procedure
status
Diagnostic_procedure
improved
Lab_value
and he was subsequently
discharged
Clinical_event
to
his
Nonbiological_location
home
Nonbiological_location
.The
echocardiography
Diagnostic_procedure
still showed markedly
dilated
Lab_value
left
Biological_structure
ventricle
Biological_structure
with
EF
Diagnostic_procedure
of
20%
Lab_value
.In
March
Date
2007
Date
, his
clinical
Diagnostic_procedure
status
Diagnostic_procedure
was
improved
Lab_value
and he was in
function
Diagnostic_procedure
class
Diagnostic_procedure
II
Lab_value
(
New
Detailed_description
York
Detailed_description
Heart
Detailed_description
Association
Detailed_description
) with an
EF
Diagnostic_procedure
estimated by
echocardiography
Diagnostic_procedure
to 30%–35%.