title: [Sudden cardiac death in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura].
abstract: Cardiac abnormalities may constitute an important and unrecognized cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with  thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). We report a case of 29-year-old female with rapid acute TTP ending with  sudden death and not preceded by cardiac symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kliniczny Nefrologii, Diabetologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych, Katedra Nefrologii, Nadciśnienia Tętniczego i Chorób Wewnętrznych, Poland. marek.muszytowski@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muszytowski
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szachta
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seifert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*