Adrift: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an old woman in distress while taking a swim off coast

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 20;177(3):e161-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.148. Epub 2014 Aug 30.

Authors

Luisa De Gennaro¹, Natale Daniele Brunetti², Massimo Ruggiero¹, David Rutigliano¹, Cosimo Campanella¹, Francesco Santoro³, Andrea Guaricci³, Matteo Di Biase³, Pasquale Caldarola¹

Affiliations

¹ Ospedale San Paolo, Bari, Italy.
² Cardiology Department, University of Foggia, Italy. Electronic address: natale.brunetti@unifg.it.
³ Cardiology Department, University of Foggia, Italy.

PMID: 25217218
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.148

No abstract available

Keywords: Drifting; Swimming; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Stress, Psychological / complications*
Stress, Psychological / diagnosis*
Stress, Psychological / psychology
Swimming* / psychology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / psychology