Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Abstract

Biventricular Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy and Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare

Amanda L. Clark, Yan Liu, Jason N. Katz and George A. Stouffer

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy has a wide variety of clinical presentations ranging from angina symptoms to cardiogenic shock, as well as an array of echocardiographic findings and etiologies. We present a unique case of severe biventricular dilation with cardiogenic shock but rapid recovery within 96 hrs. Severe biventricular stressinduced cardiomyopathy secondary to acute rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare was diagnosed and the patient later regained full recovery after circulatory support and RA treatment.