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ArticleCase reports in cardiology2020

Severe Hyponatremia-Induced Stress Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Irushna Perera, Sanjeewa Rajapakse, Shamila T De Silva

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Article in Case reports in cardiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Irushna PereraColombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1051-9570
Sanjeewa RajapakseColombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Shamila T De SilvaColombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Colombo North Teaching Hospital · LKUniversity of Kelaniya · LK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Takotsubo or stress cardiomyopathy is a non ischemic disease affecting the myocardium, which presents with typical features of myocardial ischemia. Although the presentation with acute central chest pain and shortness of breath mimics acute myocardial ischemia, there is an absence of actual disruption of cardiac blood supply via the coronaries due to acute plaque rupture or vascular spasm. The underlying pathophysiology of this clinical entity remains largely unclear, but a definite association with physical or emotional stress has been well established, hence the term "stress cardiomyopathy." The list of potential triggers continues to grow as the disorder is increasingly detected by clinicians and cardiologists, with better clinical insight and improved availability of cardiac investigations. We report a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with severe hyponatremia.

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PMID32292605
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