Journal article
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.30(3), pp.307-308
07/01/2017
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929626
PMCID: PMC5468023
PMID: 28670066
Abstract
A 70-year-old woman presented with progressive lower extremity weakness and heaviness accompanied with chest pain. Troponin T was elevated, and an echocardiogram showed a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30% and a hypokinetic left ventricular apex. Neurophysiologic testing was consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome, which was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Repeat echocardiogram showed an improved left ventricular ejection fraction and no left ventricular wall motion abnormalities. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome; less than 10 cases have been reported.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Creators
- Dalvir Gill - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityVanessa Goyes Ruiz - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityRyan Dean - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityKan Liu - SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.30(3), pp.307-308
- DOI
- 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929626
- PMID
- 28670066
- PMCID
- PMC5468023
- NLM abbreviation
- Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
- ISSN
- 0899-8280
- eISSN
- 1525-3252
- Publisher
- Baylor Health Care System
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984318780402771
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