在完整的雪崩埋葬后的塔科茨博心肌病:一个病例报告
Marie Libersa1, Louis Marxer2, Ken Zafren3,4
1Intensive Care Department, Valais Hospital, Sion, Switzerland.
High altitude medicine & biology
|June 1, 2023
概括
雪崩埋葬可以引发Takotsubo心肌病,一种由压力引起的心脏病. 这份案例报告强调了低温和极端压力是幸存者的潜在原因.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 环境医学 环境医学
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
背景情况:
- 塔科茨博心肌病,也称为压力心肌病,其特点是短暂的左心室功能障碍.
- 它通常是由显著的身体或情绪压力引发的.
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