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Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy Induced by Acute Asthma Exacerbation in Elderly Woman.
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  • Khaled Al Khodari,
  • Raad Alhaj Tahtouh ,
  • Waleed K Abdullatef ,
  • Mouaz Al Khodari
Khaled Al Khodari
Hamad Medical Corporation

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Raad Alhaj Tahtouh
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Waleed K Abdullatef
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Mouaz Al Khodari
Syrian Private University Faculty of Medicine
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Abstract

A 73-year-old patient who was admitted secondary to acute asthma exacerbation that required frequent salbutamol and adrenaline nebulization. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was diagnosed after new onset of chest pain with modest troponin elevation and normal coronary angiogram. Low ejection fraction and apical akinesia were completely resolved after her symptoms got improv

Peer review status:ACCEPTED

16 Jun 2022Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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20 Jun 2022Submission Checks Completed
20 Jun 2022Assigned to Editor
17 Aug 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 Sep 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
22 Sep 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
02 Oct 20221st Revision Received
03 Oct 2022Submission Checks Completed
03 Oct 2022Assigned to Editor
03 Oct 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Jan 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
22 Feb 2023Editorial Decision: Accept