Open AccessHigh cardiac output state in patients with multiple myeloma: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Kosinski Daniel J.,
Fraker Theodore D.,
Grubb Blair P.,
Roush Kenneth
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960171211
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple myeloma , heart failure , refractory (planetary science) , cardiac output , pulmonary edema , cardiology , intensive care medicine , hemodynamics , lung , physics , astrobiology
A high cardiac output state, with or without congestive heart failure, has recently been recognized in patients with multiple myeloma. This case report deals with a 62‐year old man with multiple myeloma refractory to treatment, a high cardiac output state, and life‐threatening pulmonary edema In addition, a brief review of the literature is presented.