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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709615612847 |