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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;109(9):1193-1196.
doi: 10.1007/s00392-020-01629-6. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Case report: takotsubo syndrome in infectious endocarditis

Manuel Rattka  1 , Jule Gundlach  2 , Wolfgang Rottbauer  2 , Mirjam Keßler  2
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Case Reports

Case report: takotsubo syndrome in infectious endocarditis

Manuel Rattka et al. Clin Res Cardiol. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have nothing to declare.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a Ventriculography shows end-systolic apical ballooning. b End-diastolic ventriculography. c Magnetic resonance tomography reveals left-sided temporal embolic ischemic lesions (arrow) and computer-assisted tomography displays splenic (asterisk) and renal (arrowhead) infarction (d)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Transesophageal echocardiography shows a hyperechoic mobile mass attached to the aortic valve (arrow) and perivalvular swelling (arrowhead) consistent with infectious endocarditis and concomitant abscess formation
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