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ArticleJournal of postgraduate medicine

Recurrent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a postmenopausal Indian lady: Is there a pattern?

N M Sharath Babu, S T Chacko, B R Chacko, A Irodi

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Article in Journal of postgraduate medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Rare Case of Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Thromboemboli.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

N M Sharath BabuDepartment of Cardiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
S T ChackoDepartment of Cardiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
B R ChackoDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
A IrodiDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Christian Medical College & Hospital · INChristian Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a syndrome of acute left ventricular dysfunction with a clinical presentation often mimicking acute coronary syndrome. Without a high index of suspicion, this clinical entity often goes unrecognized. Although initially categorized as a benign completely reversible condition, it is no longer considered to be so. Recurrence of this condition, though rare, has been reported in a non-Indian population. We present a case of recurrent TTC in a postmenopausal Indian lady who had a similar clinical presentation both at the index event and at recurrence.

Indexed as

PostmenopauseEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedRecurrenceStress, PsychologicalTachycardia, SinusTakotsubo CardiomyopathyTroponin TVentricular Dysfunction, LeftTroponin TRecurrentTakotsubo cardiomyopathywall motion abnormality

Identifiers

PMID30117480
PMCPMC6515789
OpenAlexW2887383525

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