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ArticleCureus2024

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated With Influenza A and a Ground-Level Fall.

Ashwin Jagadish, Shahnawaz N Notta, Colin McGuire, Lalith Namburu, Shobha Hiremagalur

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Ashwin JagadishInternal Medicine, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, USA.
Shahnawaz N NottaInternal Medicine, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, USA.
Colin McGuireCardiology, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, USA.
Lalith NamburuCardiology, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, USA.
Shobha HiremagalurCardiology, Ballad Health CVA Heart Institute, Johnson City, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our case involves a 92-year-old female who presented to the emergency department due to a ground-level fall and difficulty breathing. She was found to have influenza A, elevated troponin, and decreased left ventricular ejection fraction. However, cardiac catheterization did not reveal any coronary artery stenosis, supporting a diagnosis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). The patient's ejection fraction was normal after nine months. This case highlights the importance of considering TC in elderly female patients who have reduced ejection fraction and elevated troponin in the setting of infection and a recent fall.

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cardiologyground level fallinfluenzastress cardiomyopathytakotsubo cardiomyopathy

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PMID39184773
PMCPMC11344374

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