Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Shock
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Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Shock.
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy has become a more recognized and reported entity. It can be caused by emotional or physical stress, which causes excessive catecholamine release. Typically, the clinical course is benign with conservative treatment being effective. However, stress-induced cardiomyopathy can be fatal. A 41-year-old female presented with cardiogenic shock followed by sudden back pain...
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First of all, we would like to appreaciate your deep interest in our case report. Fortunately, we have a previous electrocardiogram (ECG) of the patient before the symptom onset (Fig. 1). And we did check the serial ECGs during the admission. At initial admission, there were no prominent ST and voltage changes in precordial leads (Fig. 2). Follow-up ECG taken after 3 hours from the first ECG sh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1975-4612,2005-9655
DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2016.24.1.79