A Fatal Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Refractory Hypoglycemia in Severe Starvation: An Autopsy Case Report

A 56-year-old, severely malnourished man presented with loss of consciousness due to hypoglycemia. Echocardiography revealed left ventricular apical ballooning, indicating takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Although his caloric intake was gradually increased to avoid refeeding syndrome, hypoglycemia was refr...

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Autores principales: Kirigaya, Jin, Iwahashi, Noriaki, Tanaka, Reiko, Inayama, Yoshiaki, Takeuchi, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9012600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35449611
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23287

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