Korean Circ J. 2000 May;30(5):617-620. Korean.
Published online May 31, 2000.
Copyright © 2000 The Korean Society of Circulation
Case Report

A Case of Pseudopolycytemia in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Dong In Hwang, MD, Jong Hyung Kim, MD, Duc Ky Lee, MD, Dong Ju Lee, MD, Yuoon Shin, MD, Seok Eun Kim, MD, Suk Joon Park, MD and Sang Kook Han, MD

Abstract

We experience a case of pseudopolycytemia in dilated cardiomyopathy in a 62 years old man with chronic alcoholism. The patient was successfully managed by stress reduction, stopping of smoking, abstaining from alcohol drinking, use of digoxin, small dose lasix, and phlebotomy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of pseudopolycytemia in dilated cardiomyopathy in Korea. We reported this case with a review of literatures.

Keywords
Dilated cardiomyopathy; Pseudopolycytemia; Alcohol


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