title: Broken heart syndrome in myasthenia gravis.
abstract: Broken heart syndrome or stress-induced non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (SICM) has rarely been reported in the setting of myasthenic crisis. We describe a case of reversible SICM that occurred simultaneously with myasthenic crisis in a 77-year-old man without prior cardiac history, and we discuss the previous findings that support an association of other cardiac disorders with myasthenia gravis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Vibhav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Mayank M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kansal
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rowin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*