1. A case report of cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) associated with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- Author
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Chris Butler, Carsten Aase, John Evans, and Denise McCool
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Coronary angiography ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Respiratory distress ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Cardiomyopathy ,Case Report ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Pulmonary barotrauma ,Arterial gas embolism ,Pulmonary oedema ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Cardiac enzymes ,business ,human activities ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
A 43-year-old female scuba diver was retrieved and treated following a rapid ascent and presumed cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE). She subsequently developed respiratory distress and was found to have Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, with transient left ventricular dysfunction, elevated cardiac enzymes, and normal CT coronary angiography. We believe this to be the first report of CAGE associated with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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- 2019