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A 60-year-old male presents to urgent care with progressive dyspnea for 2 weeks associated with lower extremity edema. The patient is afebrile and slightly tachypneic with rales at the bilateral bases. An ECG is obtained.
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Case presented by Benjamin Cooper, MD, MEd, FACEP, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
60-Year-Old With 2 Weeks of Dyspnea
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