Stress Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of COPD Exacerbation

Introduction . Stress cardiomyopathy, or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is an acute, reversible left ventricular dysfunction usually initiated by a psychological or physical stress. We report this case of stress cardiomyopathy following a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and the subsequ...

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Main Authors: Kevin Landefeld, Qusai Saleh MD, Gary E. Sander MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709615612847