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ArticleCase reports in cardiology2016

Ventricular Septal Defect from Takotsubo Syndrome.

Daniel Y Lu, Julie Caplow, Neha Quatromoni, Rhondalyn Forde-McLean, Anjali Tiku Owens

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Article in Case reports in cardiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel Y LuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9824-3956
Julie CaplowDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Neha QuatromoniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Rhondalyn Forde-McLeanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Cardiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6979-6762
Anjali Tiku OwensDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Cardiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9669-8495
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Takotsubo Syndrome is a transient condition characterized by left ventricular systolic dysfunction with apical akinesis/dyskinesis and ballooning. Although the prognosis with medical management is excellent in most cases, rare cases of serious complications can occur. We present here a case of a 71-year-old woman presenting with acute decompensated heart failure with initial findings consistent with a myocardial infarction, who was found instead to have an acute ventricular septal defect as a complication of Takotsubo Syndrome.

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PMCPMC4987479
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