An unexpected complication of a percutaneous coronary angioplasty
| Title: | An unexpected complication of a percutaneous coronary angioplasty |
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| Authors: | Luca Monzo, Nino Cocco, Leonardo Calò |
| Source: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 88, Iss 3 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: | PAGEPress Publications, 2018. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, percutaneous coronary angioplasty., Medicine |
| More Details: | Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is characterized by transient ventricular dysfunction, classically in its apical and mid segments, in the absence of coronary lesions, and is often observed after intense stressful events and occasionally associated to an acute medical illness. We describe a case of TCM associated with coronary artery disease and triggered by a percutaneous coronary angioplasty. This case highlights the concept that a medical procedure can lead, in certain conditions, to TCM and provides new interesting insights on the pathophysiology of coronary syndromes. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1122-0643 2532-5264 |
| Relation: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/969; https://doaj.org/toc/1122-0643; https://doaj.org/toc/2532-5264 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/monaldi.2018.969 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/8df83c5bf74c4eb599ba4aef6cecee03 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.8df83c5bf74c4eb599ba4aef6cecee03 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 11220643 25325264 |
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| DOI: | 10.4081/monaldi.2018.969 |
| Published in: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
| Language: | English |