Stress Cardiomyopathy in Association with Severe Agitation in Dementia

Hina Amin; Zachary Shepherd

doi:10.7759/cureus.4531

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Stress Cardiomyopathy in Association with Severe Agitation in Dementia

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Stress Cardiomyopathy in Association with Severe Agitation in Dementia

Hina Amin and Zachary Shepherd

Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.11(4), e4531

04/23/2019

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4531

PMCID: PMC6592462

PMID: 31263639

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Abstract

Stress cardiomyopathy is a reversible left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the setting of intense emotional and physical trauma. It has rarely been described in association with the agitated state of dementia. We describe the case of a 78-year-old female with dementia who was diagnosed with stress cardiomyopathy in the setting of worsening agitation. This case underscores the importance of recognizing the non-specific manifestations of stress cardiomyopathy in this subset of patient population.

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Title: Subtitle: Stress Cardiomyopathy in Association with Severe Agitation in Dementia
Creators: Hina Amin - SUNY Upstate Medical University
Zachary Shepherd - SUNY Upstate Medical University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.11(4), e4531
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4531
PMID: 31263639
PMCID: PMC6592462
NLM abbreviation: Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
eISSN: 2168-8184
Publisher: Cureus
Language: English
Date published: 04/23/2019
Academic Unit: Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984961026402771

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