Takotsubo syndrome: Does it matter if you have diabetes mellitus? The need of new therapeutic modalities

Int J Cardiol. 2017 Feb 15:229:38. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.294. Epub 2016 Nov 22.

Authors

Ioanna Koniari¹, Nicholas G Kounis², George D Soufras¹, George Hahalis¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, Achaia, Greece.
² Department of Cardiology, University of Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, Achaia, Greece. Electronic address: ngkounis@otenet.gr.

PMID: 27919425
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.294

No abstract available

Keywords: Adrenaline; Anaphylaxis; Diabetes mellitus; Kounis syndrome; Takotsubo.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy*
Diabetes Mellitus / metabolism
Disease Management*
Epinephrine / therapeutic use*
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
Humans
Sympathomimetics / therapeutic use
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / drug therapy*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / metabolism

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Sympathomimetics
Epinephrine