Transient Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following a Spider Bite in Greece: A Case Report

Black widow spider is endemic in the Mediterranean area and although envenomations are rare, may occasionally lead to death. We present a case of a 64-year-old female developing a rare variant of takotsubo, stress-induced, cardiomyopathy after a spider bite. This resulted in acute heart failure with...

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Autores principales: Alexakis, Lykourgos-Christos, Arapi, Sophia, Stefanou, Ioannis, Gargalianos, Panagiotis, Astriti, Myrto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25654384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000457

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25654384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000457

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