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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
A 63-year-old female developed respiratory failure and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for non-invasive ventilation, inotropic support and antibiotic therapy. The patient was initially stable but then suddenly deteriorated with acute pulmonary oedema requiring mechanical ventilation. An electrocardiogram showed an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and the patient subsequently had an urgent coronary angiogram which revealed normal coronary arteries but apical ballooning characteristic of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. A short review is provided of this relatively newly described heart syndrome which has the potential to present in numbers of intensive care patients. This case emphasises the importance of being aware of uncommon causes of acute ECG changes in the critically ill.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
279-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-10-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an uncommon cause of ST segment elevation in intensive care.
pubmed:affiliation
Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland, UK. Johan.Bennett@royalhospitals.n-i.nhs.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports