Key result
Severe congestive heart failure can lead to biventricular thrombi and subsequently disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, highlighting an underrecognized association.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare but potentially important association between severe congestive heart failure and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.
Background. Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) is a complication of an underlying disease and not a primary illness. It is most commonly associated with sepsis, trauma, obstetrical complications, and malignancies. There are very few cases in the literature illustrating the association between DIC and congestive heart failure. Findings. In this report, we present a case of severe congestive heart failure, leading to biventricular thrombi and subsequently DIC. Conclusion. We suggest that the association between congestive heart failure and DIC is an underrecognized one. Congestive heart failure continues to remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality despite advances in medical therapies. Thus far, the precise role of coagulation factors in congestive heart failure is unknown. Further investigations are needed to elucidate the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure and coagulation factors.
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Sarcon et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Congestive heart failure and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (n=1). Severe congestive heart failure was evaluated on Development of biventricular thrombi and DIC. Severe congestive heart failure can lead to biventricular thrombi and subsequently disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, highlighting an underrecognized association.
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