Stress Cardiomyopathy Precipitated by Withdrawal of Epoprostenol
| Autor: | Hanna N. Ahmed, Harrison W. Farber, William Gionfriddo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty acute heart failure Cardiomyopathy Case Report 030105 genetics & heredity 03 medical and health sciences epoprostenol 0302 clinical medicine Clinical Case Internal medicine pulmonary arterial hypertension medicine Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system business.industry Cardiogenic shock cardiogenic shock medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases RV right ventricle LV left ventricle RC666-701 Hickman catheter Cardiology stress cardiomyopathy ECG electrocardiogram Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | JACC Case Reports JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 289-293 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2666-0849 |
| Popis: | We describe a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy following epoprostenol withdrawal. A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension presented with a malfunctioning Hickman catheter. Inappropriate withdrawal of epoprostenol resulted in shock. Evaluation confirmed stress-induced cardiomyopathy. Restarting epoprostenol resolved the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities. This case meets Taskforce on Takotsubo Syndrome Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy criteria. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) Graphical abstract This report describes a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy following epoprostenol withdrawal. A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension presented… |
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