Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Polycythemia Vera

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient apical ballooning with preserved basal ventricular function triggered by physical or emotional stressors. We present a case of a 75-year-old man referred to our facility for the management of acute myocardial infarction later diagnosed as takots...

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Main Authors: Sijan Basnet, Priya Rajagopalan, Rashmi Dhital, Biswaraj Tharu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4542925
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description Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient apical ballooning with preserved basal ventricular function triggered by physical or emotional stressors. We present a case of a 75-year-old man referred to our facility for the management of acute myocardial infarction later diagnosed as takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We believe platelet-mediated adrenaline release from massive thrombocytosis might have been the precipitating factor for the pathogenesis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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spelling doaj-art-9caf893b6f264cee8b5a23ad5114711e2025-08-20T02:18:28ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122018-01-01201810.1155/2018/45429254542925Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Polycythemia VeraSijan Basnet0Priya Rajagopalan1Rashmi Dhital2Biswaraj Tharu3Department of Medicine, Reading Hospital, 420 S Fifth Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611, USAJefferson Medical College, 1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USADepartment of Medicine, Reading Hospital, 420 S Fifth Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611, USAMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, NepalTakotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient apical ballooning with preserved basal ventricular function triggered by physical or emotional stressors. We present a case of a 75-year-old man referred to our facility for the management of acute myocardial infarction later diagnosed as takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We believe platelet-mediated adrenaline release from massive thrombocytosis might have been the precipitating factor for the pathogenesis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4542925
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title Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Polycythemia Vera
title_full Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Polycythemia Vera
title_fullStr Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Polycythemia Vera
title_full_unstemmed Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Polycythemia Vera
title_short Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Polycythemia Vera
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