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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after anti-influenza vaccination: catecholaminergic effects of immune system

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, K.
dc.contributor.authorMarinelli, T.
dc.contributor.authorHorowitz, J.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractTakotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a well-known condition, which leads to sudden transient regional systolic dysfunction. It mostly affects aging women and is usually precipitated by emotional or physical stress. Despite the tremendous amount of literature on TTC, cardiac sympathetic hyperactivity is the only thing known to be associated with pathogenesis. In our case, an elderly woman presented with an acute episode of TTC 24 hours after anti-influenza vaccination without any obvious stressor for sudden rise in the catecholamine level. Sudden postvaccination change in the cardiac sympathetic discharge is the most likely precipitant of TTC in this case.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKuljit Singh, Tina Marinelli, John D Horowitz
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013; 31(11):1627.e1-1627.e4
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ajem.2013.06.039
dc.identifier.issn0735-6757
dc.identifier.issn1532-8171
dc.identifier.orcidSingh, K. [0000-0001-9657-9923]
dc.identifier.orcidHorowitz, J. [0000-0001-6883-0703]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/83086
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherW B Saunders Co
dc.rights© 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2013.06.039
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNormetanephrine
dc.subjectMetanephrine
dc.subjectInfluenza Vaccines
dc.subjectEchocardiography
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy
dc.titleTakotsubo cardiomyopathy after anti-influenza vaccination: catecholaminergic effects of immune system
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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