Electrolyte Disorders as Triggers for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
2018
A 56-year-old woman presented with cognitive impairment, confusion and slowed speech, muscle cramps and peripheral paraesthesia
preceded by vomiting. Blood tests revealed severe hypokalaemia, hyponatremia, hypomagnesemia and hypocalcaemia. Following a diagnosis
of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy based on ultrasonography, the patient was treated with electrolyte supplementation and recovered within
48h. When heart failure is suspected, electrolyte abnormalities should be carefully ruled out as they can affect cardiac function.
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