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Two cases demonstrate that dobutamine infusion during cardiac stress testing can induce Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a condition previously misdiagnosed as vasospasm.
Case Report (n=2)
Dobutamine infusion during cardiac stress testing can rarely induce Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a condition that may have been previously misdiagnosed as vasospasm.
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May rarely trigger Takotsubo during dobutamine stress testing; case reports leave open diagnostic reclassification of prior vasospasm events.
Mosley et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=2). Dobutamine infusion was evaluated. Two cases demonstrate that dobutamine infusion during cardiac stress testing can induce Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a condition previously misdiagnosed as vasospasm.
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