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TACHYCARDIA‐INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A NONAGENARIAN
Author(s) -
Wall Brian P.,
Rennyson Stephen L.,
Littmann Laszlo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01718.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , heart failure , ejection fraction , sinus rhythm , amiodarone , asymptomatic , atrial fibrillation , supraventricular tachycardia , tachycardia
by inflammation of the branches of the external carotid. Several diseases, including other vasculitis, atheromatous or embolic arterial occlusion, systemic amyloidosis, temporomandibular joint abnormalities as observed in rheumatoid arthritis, myasthenia gravis or myositis, and parotid or temporal tumors, may infrequently cause or mimic jaw claudication. Our observation suggests that acute aortic dissection should also be considered as a potential alternative diagnosis in elderly patients with acute-onset jaw claudication, especially when an inflammatory pattern is absent.