Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis accompanying elevated catecholamines occurring as a complication of takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Geriatrics & Gerontology InternationalVolume 13, Issue 1 p. 240-241 RESEARCH STUDIES Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis accompanying elevated catecholamines occurring as a complication of takotsubo cardiomyopathy Yutaka Suzuki, Yutaka Suzuki Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMinoru Oishi, Minoru Oishi Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorAkira Kanno, Akira Kanno Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKatsuhiko Ogawa, Katsuhiko Ogawa Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMariko Fujisawa, Mariko Fujisawa Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorSatoshi Kamei, Satoshi Kamei Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author Yutaka Suzuki, Yutaka Suzuki Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMinoru Oishi, Minoru Oishi Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorAkira Kanno, Akira Kanno Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKatsuhiko Ogawa, Katsuhiko Ogawa Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMariko Fujisawa, Mariko Fujisawa Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorSatoshi Kamei, Satoshi Kamei Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 January 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00943.xCitations: 12Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Akashi YJ, Goldstein DS, Barbaro G, Ueyama T. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a new form of acute, reversible heart failure. Circulation 2008; 118: 2754–2762. 2 Matsuyama Y, Sasagasako N, Koike A et al. An autopsy case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with ampulla cardiomyopathy. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2008; 48: 249–254. 3 Szardien S, Mollmann H, Elsasser A, Hamm CW, Nef HM. Historical and current pathophysiological concepts of stress (Tako-Tsubo) cardiomyopathy. Herz 2010; 35: 258–264. 4 Jabiri MZ, Mazighi M, Meimoun P, Amarenco P. Tako-tsubo syndrome: a cardioembolic cause of brain infarction. Cerebrovasc Dis 2010; 29: 309–310. 5 Shoukat S, Awad A, Nam DK et al. Cardiomyopathy with inverted tako-tsubo pattern in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage: a series of four cases. Neurocrit Care 2012; [Epub ahead of print]. 6 Arai M, Ukigai H, Miyata H. A case of transient left ventricular ballooning (“Takotsubo”-shaped cardiomyopathy) developed during plasmapheresis for treatment of myasthenic crisis. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2004; 44: 207–210. 7 Tsuchihashi K, Ueshima K, Uchida T et al. Transient left ventricular apical ballooning without coronary artery stenosis: a novel heart syndrome mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Angina Pectoris-Myocardial Infarction Investigations in Japan. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 38: 11–18. 8 Iga K, Himura Y, Izumi C et al. Reversible left ventricular dysfunction associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome – an expression of catecholamine cardiotoxicity? Jpn Circ J 1995; 59: 236–240. 9 Hara J, Kihira T, Hironishi M et al. “Stunned myocardium” on echo cardiogram in myotonic dystrophy: a case report. No To Shinkei 2002; 54: 719–722. 10 Baltadzhieva R, Gurevich T, Korczyn AD. Autonomic impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Curr Opin Neurol 2005; 18: 487–493. Citing Literature Volume13, Issue1January 2013Pages 240-241 ReferencesRelatedInformation