title: [Wasp sting, adrenaline injection and acute thoracic pain: an un usual case of stress-induced (tako-tsubo) cardiomyopathy].
abstract: Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by a transient and reversible left ventricular dysfunction and shows clinical similarities with the acute coronary syndrome. Here, the authors report and discuss a case of a patient with tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by adrenaline injection after a wasp sting.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik 2, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Gesa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geppert
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Radke
authors.forename: Volkhard
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kurowski
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hunold
authors.forename: Heribert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schunkert
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood; D014863:Wasps
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T; D004837:Epinephrine
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