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Case Reports
. 2018 Feb;36(2):345.e5-345.e7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.11.041. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

The "Spiked Helmet" sign - A potential relationship to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Fuad Samadov  1 , Emil Gasimov  2 , Farid Aliyev  3 , Elnur Isayev  3
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The "Spiked Helmet" sign - A potential relationship to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Fuad Samadov et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

The "Spiked Helmet" sign (SHs), is a recently described electrocardiographic sign which is associated with critical illness and with very high risk of impending death. Here, we report the SHs in patient with sepsis and a possible diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC).

Keywords: Critical illness; Electrocardiogram; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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