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Status epilepticus triggered biventricular Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an 83-year-old woman, which substantially recovered following supportive medical management.
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Biventricular Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can occur as a severe complication of status epilepticus, requiring prompt echocardiographic evaluation and supportive management.
Supports echocardiography in status epilepticus with cardiac instability; leaves open prevalence and outcomes of biventricular Takotsubo in broader populations.
We describe a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly woman after status epilepticus. In an emergency echocardiography, not only left ventricular apical ballooning but also right ventricular apical hypokinesia was observed. After a medical management, the patient's condition was improved and a follow-up echocardiography showed substantial recovery of left and right ventricular apical ballooning.
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Koo et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Biventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (n=1). Status epilepticus was evaluated on Clinical and echocardiographic recovery. Status epilepticus triggered biventricular Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an 83-year-old woman, which substantially recovered following supportive medical management.
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