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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-7 | Issue 03
Salbutamol Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy- A Case Report
Saidi Soumia, Bentahar Karima, Caroline Chong-Nguyen, Nashwan Ghanem
Published: March 30, 2019 | 70 58
DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i03.094
Pages: 1331-1335
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Abstract
Stress induced cardiomyopathy also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is characterized by an apical ballooning of the left ventricle related to transient and reversible apical and mid-ventricular hypokinesis that occurs in the majority of cases after an acute stress. The clinical presentation mimics acute coronary syndrome usually leading to urgent coronary angiography with no evidence of lesions or plaque rupture.