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A first case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy was reported in a patient with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that takotsubo cardiomyopathy can occur as a complication in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
May complicate acute-on-chronic liver failure; single case leaves open incidence and management implications.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy usually occurs as a result of catecholamine release causing myocardial ‘stunning’ during physical or emotional stress. Typically coronary angiogram shows normal or minor coronary artery disease and echocardiogram shows apical ballooning with basal wall hyperkinesia. The prognosis is excellent with good cardiac functional recovery within days to weeks. We report the first case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
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Salazar et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in acute-on-chronic liver failure (n=1). A first case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy was reported in a patient with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
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