Takotsubo syndrome associated with seizures: An underestimated cause of sudden death in epilepsy?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 475-479

  Le Ven, Florent ^a   Pennec, Pierre Yves ^a   Timsit, Serge ^a   Blanc, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Seizure; Stress Cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CLOPIDOGREL; DIAZEPAM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; EPTIFIBATIDE; ETIRACETAM; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NICORANDIL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; VALPROIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY INJURY; LEFT VENTRICULAR APICAL THROMBUS; LEFT VENTRICULAR RUPTURE; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78951483603     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.12.028     Document Type: Article

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