Aborted sudden unexplained death in epilepsy in a neuromuscular disorder leading to Takotsubo syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Finsterer, Josef ^a   Stöllberger, Claudia ^a   Avanzini, Marion ^a   Bastovansky, Adam ^a   Keller, Hans ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Myopathy; Neuromuscular; Seizures; Tako tsubo. stress cardiomyopathy; Transient left ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BISOPROLOL; CREATINE KINASE; ETIRACETAM; LORAZEPAM; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; TROPONIN C; VALPROIC ACID;

ABORTED SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOPENIA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL STRESS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRECORDIAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EPILEPSY; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR; SEIZURES; TAKO-TSUBO. STRESS CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSIENT LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84886390413     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.072     Document Type: Article

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