Transient Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in an Elderly Patient Admitted with Takotsubo
A 68-year-old elderly individual presented with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and echocardiography revealed left ventricular outflow tract obstruction with a substantial gradient, particularly exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver. Resolution occurred within a few days through meticulous fluid management...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-07-01
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| Series: | Heart Views |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_16_24 |
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| Summary: | A 68-year-old elderly individual presented with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and echocardiography revealed left ventricular outflow tract obstruction with a substantial gradient, particularly exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver. Resolution occurred within a few days through meticulous fluid management and beta-blocker administration, concurrent with an improvement in ejection fraction. |
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| ISSN: | 1995-705X 0976-5123 |