منابع مشابه
Stress Cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy)
BACKGROUND Due to the rise in the number of reports of stress cardiomyopathy in the literature, awareness of this condition is increasing. Although different names have been used to describe this condition, the similarities in clinical, electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, and angiographic features suggest that they represent the same spectrum of diseases with different underlying causes. T...
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Whenever a new and previously unrecognized medical condition enters our consciousness, considerable confusion and uncertainly can ensue. If a patient is afflicted by such a disease state, the natural reaction is, “I have never heard of what I have,” triggering considerable personal and family anxiety. Such is the case with the condition we now call takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which has received c...
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A 55-year-old female patient presented to the endocrine clinic with Grave’s disease. She was initially treated with carbimazole. After an early relapse, a decision was made to proceed with radioactive iodine therapy. Four days after radioiodine administration, she presented to the emergency department with chest tightness and dyspnea due to heart failure. Biochemistry revealed thyrotoxicosis an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2474-1949
DOI: 10.5070/m521033777