Cardiogenic Shock in a Healthy Young Woman With Acute Onset Abdominal and Chest Pain

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a relatively common yet poorly understood entity that predominantly affects women. This report presents a case of a spinal cord bleeding that triggered an atypical variant of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and led to cardiogenic shock. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Belliveau, Daniel James, Weeks, Adrienne Christine, McKelvey, Roger, Mulvagh, Sharon L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8301686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.066
Descripción
Sumario:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a relatively common yet poorly understood entity that predominantly affects women. This report presents a case of a spinal cord bleeding that triggered an atypical variant of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and led to cardiogenic shock. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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