Coagulation changes in takotsubo cardiomyopathy support acute phase reaction and catecholamine excess, but not thrombus production

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 20;177(3):1063-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.011. Epub 2014 Nov 5.

Authors

Olavi Parkkonen¹, Pirjo Mustonen², Marja Puurunen³, Kati Valkonen¹, Markku Nieminen¹, Juha Sinisalo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Laboratory, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
² Department of Medicine, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.
³ Laboratory of Haemostasis, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland.
⁴ Cardiovascular Laboratory, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: juha.sinisalo@hus.fi.

PMID: 25465840
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.011

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Coagulation; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Thrombosis.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute-Phase Reaction / blood*
Acute-Phase Reaction / diagnostic imaging
Acute-Phase Reaction / epidemiology
Aged
Blood Coagulation / physiology*
Catecholamines / blood*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / blood*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / epidemiology
Thrombosis / blood*
Thrombosis / epidemiology

Substances

Catecholamines