Acute appendicitis as an unexpected cause of inverted takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Acute appendicitis as an unexpected cause of inverted takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome, is a stress-induced-cardiomyopathy. It is precipitated by emotional or physical stress and is characterized by normal coronary arteries and transient regional wall motion abnormalities. Variants of TTC incl...

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Main Authors: Mihaela Mihalcea-Danciu, Michel Zupan, Pierrick Le Borgne, Pascal Bilbault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Appendicitis
idioventricular rhythm
takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2018;volume=11;issue=2;spage=143;epage=145;aulast=

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