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Takotsubo-like syndrome triggered by fludrocortisone overdose for Addison’s disease: a case report

BACKGROUND: Reversible left ventricular dysfunction, also termed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is rarely reported in Addison’s disease after initiation of hormone replacement therapy. The pathogenesis of this cardiomyopathy is unknown. CASE PRESENTATION: A 41-year-old white woman with a history of autoi...

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Autores principales: Campean, Radu, Hasun, Matthias, Stöllberger, Claudia, Bucher, Johannes, Finsterer, Josef, Schnack, Christoph, Weidinger, Franz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27729057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1074-5