Citation

Chaudhary SC, Sawlani KK, Atam V. J. Assoc. Physicians India 2014; 62(MAY): 427-429.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Association of Physicians of India)

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Abstract

Acute and rapidly reversible left ventricular dysfunction may be triggered by various emotional and physical insults. The most common precipitant being the death of a close family member but the other reported precipitants include court appearance, fear of a procedure, arguments and surprise parties and reunions.1 This entity is now well known as stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We report a case of rapidly reversible left ventricular dysfunction following attempted suicide by hanging. © JAPI.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Female; adult; human; female; Suicide, Attempted; case report; Electrocardiography; suicide attempt; Follow-Up Studies; psychology; Life Change Events; life event; follow up; Echocardiography; electrocardiography; echocardiography; takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy