Cough-Induced Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy.

CASE (Phila)

Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Published: December 2018

• This case demonstrates cough as an extremely rare but notable cause of TC. • Plausible mechanisms include catecholamine surge, impaired cardiac microvascular and metabolic function, and extreme haemodynamic stress during cough. • Cough should be considered as a potential aetiology in differential diagnosis of TC. • There could be severe as well as subclinical cases of cough induced TC that goes unidentified.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6301975PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.case.2018.03.004DOI Listing

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Cough-Induced Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy.

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December 2018

Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

• This case demonstrates cough as an extremely rare but notable cause of TC. • Plausible mechanisms include catecholamine surge, impaired cardiac microvascular and metabolic function, and extreme haemodynamic stress during cough. • Cough should be considered as a potential aetiology in differential diagnosis of TC.

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