Stress cardiomyopathy laboratory findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Elevated levels of catecholamines, cardiac enzymes and BNP may be seen in patients with stress cardiomyopathy.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory findings in patients with stress cardiomyopathy include:[1][2][3][4]
- Elevated levels of BNP
- Elevated levels of serum catecholamines
- Elevated levels of cardiac enzymes
References
- ↑ Akashi YJ, Goldstein DS, Barbaro G, Ueyama T (2008). “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a new form of acute, reversible heart failure”. Circulation. 118 (25): 2754–62. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.767012. PMC 4893309. PMID 19106400.
- ↑ Brenner ZR, Powers J (2008). “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy”. Heart Lung. 37 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.12.003. PMID 18206521.
- ↑ Bybee KA, Prasad A, Barsness GW, Lerman A, Jaffe AS, Murphy JG, Wright RS, Rihal CS (2004). “Clinical characteristics and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame counts in women with transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome”. Am. J. Cardiol. 94 (3): 343–6. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.030. PMID 15276100.
- ↑ Efferth T, Banerjee M, Paul NW (2016). “Broken heart, tako-tsubo or stress cardiomyopathy? Metaphors, meanings and their medical impact”. Int. J. Cardiol. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.129. PMID 28041712.
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