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Unusual combined cause of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Hyponatremia and seizure

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle and changes of electrocardiographic or cardiac markers, resembling an acute coronary syndrome. Although the etiology of TTC is still unknown, a wide variability in the psychological and physical t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Simsek, Ersin Cagri, Emren, Sadik Volkan, Ozdogan, Oner
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6790925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31650120
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/nci.2018.65148
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Sumario:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle and changes of electrocardiographic or cardiac markers, resembling an acute coronary syndrome. Although the etiology of TTC is still unknown, a wide variability in the psychological and physical triggers for TTC is present. In this article, we describe the case of 69-year-old female with a history of epilepsy and who presented in the emergency room with a new-onset generalized tonic–clonic seizure activity. After finding out that her biochemistry results indicated severe hyponatremia, a diagnosis of TTC was established through echocardiography and angiography.