Elderly Female With Hypotension
An elderly woman with a history of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and aortic stenosis status post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement presented with new altered mental status and hypotension. Initial blood pressure was 87/50 mmHg, heart rate was 145 bpm, and respiratory rate was 30 bpm, and the patient had a temperature of 35.7°C. Her electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Her infectious workup was consistent with urosepsis.
Authors
- Nicholas Hall
- Lauren Diercks
- Sam Chiacchia
- Patrick Lanter
Institutions
- Palo Alto University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100162
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00