A Case of McLeod's Syndrome Presenting with Severe Decompensated Heart Failure.
Hemanth K BoppanaSamarthkumar ThakkarHarsh P PatelRody G Bou-ChaayaScott FeitellPublished in: Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal (2023)
McLeod's syndrome (MLS) is an X-linked disorder caused by mutations in the XK gene with neurological manifestations as well as cardiomyopathy. This is a case of acute exacerbation of heart failure in a 44-year-old White male with a confirmed diagnosis of MLS, which was managed with guideline-directed medical therapy and placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with recovery in ejection fraction.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- case report
- aortic stenosis
- liver failure
- left ventricular
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- healthcare
- acute heart failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- respiratory failure
- atrial fibrillation
- drug induced
- copy number
- genome wide
- early onset
- intensive care unit
- dna methylation
- aortic dissection
- brain injury
- gene expression
- mesenchymal stem cells
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- replacement therapy
- bone marrow