Case Report: Right Heart Failure Mistaken for Obesity—A Fault of Telemedicine

Frontiers in Pediatrics

article

Anna Sabiniewicz¹  Paulina Lubocka²  Robert Sabiniewicz² 

[1] Medical Faculty, Medical University of Gdansk;Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Medical University of Gdańsk

关键词: ascending aorta;    cardiac catheterization;    congenital heart defects;    cardiac edema;    pediatric obesity;    ruptured aneurysm;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2022.856911

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become an important branch of healthcare worldwide. Apart from their undeniable advantages, the virtual visits lack physical examination, which can lead to important diagnostic mistakes. We hereby present a case of a pediatric patient whose weight gain, initially attributed to a sedentary lifestyle was, in fact, due to sub-acute right heart failure in the context of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. The condition was not diagnosed until the patient presented at the emergency. The boy was successfully treated with two percutaneous interventions and returned to his previous stature.

【 授权许可】

CC BY