Stress cardiomyopathy misinterpreted as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report

Stress cardiomyopathy misinterpreted as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report

Cardiac abnormalities are frequently reported in acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients. However, frank ST-elevation and myocardial dysfunction mimicking acute coronary syndrome is a rare occurrence. Systemic and local catecholamine release mediate myocardial injury and may explain raised trop...

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Main Authors: Enache Iulian, Radu Răzvan Alexandru, Terecoasă Elena Oana, Dorobăţ Bogdan, Tiu Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
subarachnoid hemorrhage
myocardial stunning
st elevation myocardial infarction
stress cardiomyopathy
takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0010

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