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KMID : 0604020090240030152
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Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2009 Volume.24 No. 3 p.152 ~ p.155
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Induced after Postoperative ICU Care - Case Reports -
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Son Kuk-Hui
Song Jae-Yun
Lee Sung-Ho
Kim Kwang-Taik
Son Ho-Sung
Sun Kyung
Jung Jae-Seung
Kim Yong-Hyun
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Abstract
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’Takotsubo cardiomyopathy’ or ’stress-induced cardiomyopathy’ is a newly described clinical entity that’s characterized by transient left ventricular apical ballooning and left ventricular apical dyskinesis in the absence of any angiographic feature of significant coronary artery disease. The cause of takotsubo cardiomyopathy is unclear, but catecholamines probably play a role in the genesis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We report here on two cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy that occurred during ICU care.
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KEYWORD
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catecholamine, stress induced cardiomyopathy, takotsubo cardiomyopathy
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