Abstract
We present an unfortunate case of a previously healthy woman who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the setting of severe emotional distress, likely due to apical ballooning syndrome. This case highlights the fact that although patients with apical ballooning syndrome typically do well following recovery from transient left ventricular dysfunction, they should be monitored closely in the acute setting due to the potential for life-threatening arrhythmias.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 270-272 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Apical ballooning syndrome
- Stress cardiomyopathy
- Sudden cardiac death
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- Ventricular fibrillation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine