Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A New Perspective in Asthma
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A New Perspective in Asthma
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is an entity of reversible cardiomyopathy known for its association with physical or emotional stress and may mimic myocardial infarction. We report an exceedingly rare case of albuterol-induced TCM with moderate asthma exacerbation. An interesting association that may help in understanding the etiology of TCM in the asthmatic population. Although the prognosis of...
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I read with interest the study by Marmoush et al. [1] about the 80-year-old woman with an exacerbation of her asthma who suffered Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), after using “her rescue albuterol inhaler several times.” As the authors state this is not the first case of an albuterol-triggered TTS, as shown by many similar cases of TTS published as single case reports and series of patients derived fr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Cardiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6404,2090-6412
DOI: 10.1155/2015/640795