Cardiogenic Shock due to Psychosis-Induced Inverted Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Bridged-to-Recovery with a Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device

Autor: Ravi Korabathina, Warren Abel, Arthur Labovitz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2016 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6404
2090-6412
DOI: 10.1155/2016/5498650
Popis: Inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a less common variant in the spectrum of stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is increasingly being reported. This report describes an acute psychiatric illness leading to the onset of this syndrome. The patient presented here developed cardiogenic shock but successfully recovered with the use of a percutaneous left ventricular assist device.
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