Stress cardiomyopathy overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Stress cardiomyopathy is a cardiac syndrome characterized by a reversible transient apical ventricular dysfunction. Stress Cardiomyopathy can result from various causes like pregnancy, trauma, asthmatic attack and hyperthyroidism, all of which lead to a hyperadrenergic state in the body.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Kotsiou OS, Douras A, Makris D, Mpaka N, Gourgoulianis KI (2017). "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a known unknown foe of asthma". J Asthma: 0. doi:10.1080/02770903.2016.1276586. PMID 28055270.
- ↑ Murdoch D, O'Callaghan W, Reda E, Niranjan S (2016). "Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Primary Hyperthyroidism Secondary to Toxic Multinodular Goiter". Int J Angiol. 25 (5): e121–e122. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1548548. PMC 5186230. PMID 28031674.