Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Issue 3 (1st July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gill, Dalvir; Ruiz, Vanessa Goyes; Dean, Ryan; Liu, Kan
• Is Part Of: Proceedings. Volume 30:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 307
• Page End: 308
• Publication Date: 2017-07-01
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Medicine -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929626
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-8280

Abstract

Abstract : A 70-year-old woman presented with progressive lower extremity weakness and heaviness accompanied with chest pain. Troponin T was elevated, and an echocardiogram showed a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30% and a hypokinetic left ventricular apex. Neurophysiologic testing was consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome, which was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Repeat echocardiogram showed an improved left ventricular ejection fraction and no left ventricular wall motion abnormalities. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome; less than 10 cases have been reported.