Elsevier

American Heart Journal

Volume 69, Issue 2, February 1965, Pages 200-205
American Heart Journal

Clinical communication
Beriberi heart disease: Physiologic data and difficulties in diagnosis

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Abstract

A brief history of beriberi heart disease is presented, together with a case report that includes physiologic data before and after recovery from the congestive state. The hemodynamic findings are compared with previously reported data, all indicating a low peripheral vascular resistance that results in a high cardiac output. Presumptive and definitive diagnostic criteria are postulated for the diagnosis of cardiovascular involvement in beriberi.

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