Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Case report2025;20(3-4):63.SAŽETAK: Kardijalna astma nastaje kao posljedica zatajivanja srca, dominatno ljevostranoga.Uzrokovana je plućnom kongestijom koja je posljedica popuštanja lijeve strane srca.U ovom ćemo radu prikazati bolesnika s dilatativnom kardiomiopatijom, otvorene etiologije, reducirane sistoličke funkcije lijeve klijetke kojemu je prva manifestacija zatajivanja srca bila u obliku kardijalne astme.Ističemo važnost anamneze i kliničkoga pregleda jer svaki zvižduk na plućima ne znači astmu ili pogoršanje kronične opstruktivne plućne bolesti.SUMMARY: Cardiac asthma is medical condition which occurs as a consequence of heart failure, predominantly left-sided.It is caused by pulmonary congestion resulting from left heart dysfunction.Herein we will describe the case of a patient with dilatative cardiomyopathy, of unknown etiology, with reduced left ventricular systolic function, in whom the first manifestation of heart failure took the form of cardiac asthma.We emphasize the importance of the clinical examination and the patient's medical history, as every wheezing sound in the lungs is not necessarily caused by asthma or exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Source: Cardiologia Croatica
DOI: 10.15836/ccar2025.63
Authors: Marija Tomac Stojmenović, Ana Petretić
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408053772