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Hyponatremia--an unusual trigger of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia: orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology: an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology 10/2011; 30(11):845-8. DOI:10.1016/j.repc.2011.09.006 pp.845-8
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ABSTRACT Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an acute cardiac entity with clinical manifestations similar to myocardial infarction, accounting for 1-2% of acute coronary syndrome admissions. Its underlying pathophysiology is not yet well established. It is usually associated with acute physical or emotional stress, but the list of potential triggers has grown as the condition attracts the attention of the medical community. In order to diagnose the condition correctly and to gain new insights into it, we need to know its potential triggers as well as its clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria. We report a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by hyponatremia.

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Keywords

acute cardiac entity
 
acute coronary syndrome admissions
 
clinical manifestations
 
clinical presentation
 
diagnostic criteria
 
emotional stress
 
gain new insights
 
myocardial infarction
 
potential triggers
 
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
 

Mário Santos