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Using the Activity-based Anorexia Rodent Model to Study the Neurobiological Basis of Anorexia Nervosa
Published on: October 22, 2015
[Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy in a patient with anorexia nervosa]
Sabrina Vadalá1, Débora Pellegrini, María Fernanda Verdaguer
1Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
We report the case of a woman with anorexia nervosa who developed takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by emotional stress and electrolyte disturbances. The patient improved with conservative management. Descriptions of stress-cardiomyopathy in association with eating disorders are often of higher severity and related to QT prolongation because of electrolyte abnormalities, ventricular arrhythmias and hypoglycemia. A review of cardiovascular compromise in patients with anorexia nervosa is performed.
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