REVERSE TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A YOUNG ORGAN DONOR

Cardiac autopsy showed multifocal single cell death with contraction band necrosis along with foci of neutrophilic infiltrate most consistent with catecholamine surge, and there was no evidence of epicardial coronary artery disease.

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016-04, Vol.67 (13), p.1063-1063
Main Authors: Al-Darazi, Fahed, Koshy, Santhosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood & organ donations
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Heart attacks
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Cardiac autopsy showed multifocal single cell death with contraction band necrosis along with foci of neutrophilic infiltrate most consistent with catecholamine surge, and there was no evidence of epicardial coronary artery disease.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(16)31064-6