Noncompaction and Takotsubo Syndrome in a Neuromuscular Disorder.

Finsterer Josef Claudia StöllbergerWalter Benedikt Winkler

Published in: Case reports in cardiology (2019)

This case shows that LVHT occurs in NMD patients and that patients with LVHT and a NMD may develop a TTS. Whether patients with LVHT and a NMD are particularly prone to develop a TTS requires further confirmation. NMD patients with LVHT should avoid stress not to trigger a TTS.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
heat stress
stress induced