Broken heart syndrome in myasthenia gravis

Muscle Nerve. 2011 Dec;44(6):990-3. doi: 10.1002/mus.22220.

Abstract

Broken heart syndrome or stress-induced non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (SICM) has rarely been reported in the setting of myasthenic crisis. We describe a case of reversible SICM that occurred simultaneously with myasthenic crisis in a 77-year-old man without prior cardiac history, and we discuss the previous findings that support an association of other cardiac disorders with myasthenia gravis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myasthenia Gravis / complications*
  • Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / complications*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*