The nervous heart: a case report and discussion of an under-recognized clinical problem

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Study design: Case Report. Population: Guillain-Barré syndrome and stress cardiomyopathy (n=1).

Shvetank Agarwal; Alexander R. Lyon; P. Nachev; Alex Everitt

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcp109

August 20, 2009QJM

The nervous heart: a case report and discussion of an under-recognized clinical problem

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Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Structured PICO

P

Population

A 73-year-old woman with Guillain-Barré syndrome who developed acute breathlessness and was diagnosed with stress cardiomyopathy.

E

Exposure

Dual anti-platelet therapy, low-molecular weight heparin, intravenous diuretics, and urgent coronary angiography

Implication

This case highlights stress cardiomyopathy as a potential complication in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome presenting with acute heart failure and ECG changes mimicking acute coronary syndrome.

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Agarwal et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Guillain-Barré syndrome and stress cardiomyopathy (n=1).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa41134240321efda555f1d https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcp109

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The nervous heart: a case report and discussion of an under-recognized clinical problem

Study Design

Structured PICO

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Discussion

Cite This Study

The nervous heart: a case report and discussion of an under-recognized clinical problem

Study Design

Structured PICO

Implication

Discussion

Cite This Study

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