Endocrine Abstracts

A 17-year-old woman was hospitalized emergently after suffering sudden palpitations and losing consciousness. On admittance she was in a state of shock, with a pulse rate of 140/min and systolic blood pressure of 70 mmHg. Echocardiography revealed a diffuse wall hypokinesis with decreased left ventricular ejection fraction. Acute heart failure was diagnosed. Coronary angiography, LV imaging, and myocardial biopsy suggested fulminant Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to catecholamin...