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01-11-2007 | Correspondence

Unusual abnormal left ventricular contraction pattern associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage

Authors: Masaru Inoue, Takumi Taniguchi, Yoshikazu Goto, Keisuke Ohta, Yuichi Hirota, Jun-ichiro Hamada, Masakazu Yamagishi, Hideo Inaba

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2007

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Sir: A left ventricular abnormal contraction transiently occurs in about 10% of cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in the acute phase, and such cases tend to be severe and are often associated with pulmonary edema, hemodynamic instability, and elevated levels of cardiac troponin [1]. A left ventricular abnormal contraction associated with SAH usually consists of akinesis of apical segments and hyperkinesis of basal segments, the so-called Takotsubo contraction pattern [2, 3]. We present here a case of SAH that presented with an unusual left ventricular contraction pattern, consisting of mid-segment akinesis and apical-segment hyperkinesis. …

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Title: Unusual abnormal left ventricular contraction pattern associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage
Authors: Masaru Inoue
Takumi Taniguchi
Yoshikazu Goto
Keisuke Ohta
Yuichi Hirota
Jun-ichiro Hamada
Masakazu Yamagishi
Hideo Inaba
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0740-x

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