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Case 34-2024: A 69-Year-Old Man with Dyspnea after Old Myocardial Infarction
Published October 30, 2024
N Engl J Med 2024;391:1633-1641
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcpc2402505
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A 69-year-old man with a history of MI and cardiomyopathy presented with 2 days of dyspnea. Regular tachycardia (124 beats per min), diaphoresis, and rales were present. A diagnosis was made.
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Published online: October 30, 2024
Published in issue: October 31, 2024
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From the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (K.H., E.K.Z., A.S., C.D.B.), and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (K.H., E.K.Z., A.S., C.D.B.) — both in Boston.
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