Myasthenic crisis-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly man: A case report of an underestimated but deadly combination

BACKGROUND: Patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) are at a higher risk of developing Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), particularly during a myasthenic crisis. Myasthenic crisis-associated TTC occurs predominantly in women. In this case report, we present a man with metastasized prostate carcinoma who...

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Autores principales: Kuo, Yvonne, Ottens, Thomas H, van der Bilt, Ivo, Keunen, Ruud WM, Akin, Sakir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7821008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552400
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v13.i1.21

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7821008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552400
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v13.i1.21

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