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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Dilated cardiomyopathy presenting like superior vena cava syndrome
Sumantro Mondal1, Tony Ete1, Debanjali Sinha1, Arijit Nag1, Atanu Chakraborty1, Jyotirmoy Pal1, Alakendu Ghosh2
1 Department of Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Sumantro Mondal
Doctor's Hostel, 242 Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata - 700 020, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2321-449x.127978
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) commonly presents with exertional dyspnea, fatigue, dependent edema and ascites. Jugular venous distension with prominent positive waves, S3 gallop, and regurgitant murmur are usual signs of DCM. There is one reported case of DCM presented with superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis. Our patient presented with classical clinical features of SVC syndrome, later on confirmed as having DCM and there was no evidence of structural SVC obstruction. |
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