@article{ref1,
title="A broken heart in a broken car",
journal="Cardiology journal",
year="2016",
author="Schlossbauer, Susanne Anna and Ghadri, Jelena-Rima and Cammann, Victoria Lucia and Maier, Willibald and Lüscher, Thomas F. and Templin, Christian",
volume="23",
number="3",
pages="352-354",
abstract="Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is still a relatively understudied and often undetected disease. It is usually preceded by emotional or physical triggers. We here report a case of TTS following a car accident. Typical apical ballooning with moderate reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and increased level of pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) as well as slightly increased creatine kinase and troponin T values were found in this 76-year-old female patient, 6 h after a car accident. At 10 weeks follow-up, we observed a normalization of regional wall motion, LVEF, electrocardiogram and pro-BNP. TTS is an acute heart failure syndrome and an important differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1898-018X",
doi="10.5603/CJ.2016.0034",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/CJ.2016.0034"
}