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Concurrent Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema (NPPE) and Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS) after Upper Airway Obstruction
Joint Authors
Harmon, Evan
Mazimba, Sula
Kwon, Younghoon
Estrada, Sebastian
Koene, Ryan J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-06-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Upper airway obstruction is a potentially life-threatening emergency often encountered in the acute care, perioperative, and critical care settings.
One important complication of acute obstruction is negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE).
We describe two cases of acute upper airway obstruction, both of which resulted in flash pulmonary edema complicated by acute hypoxic respiratory failure.
Though NPPE was suspected, these patients were also found to have Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
Neither patient had prior cardiac disease, and both subsequently had a negative ischemic workup.
Because TTS is a condition triggered by hyperadrenergic states, the acute airway obstruction alone or in combination with NPPE was the likely explanation for TTS in each case.
These cases highlight the importance of also considering cardiogenic causes of pulmonary edema in the setting of upper airway obstruction, which we suspect generates a profound catecholamine surge and places patients at increased risk of TTS development.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Harmon, Evan& Estrada, Sebastian& Koene, Ryan J.& Mazimba, Sula& Kwon, Younghoon. 2019. Concurrent Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema (NPPE) and Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS) after Upper Airway Obstruction. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133818
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Harmon, Evan…[et al.]. Concurrent Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema (NPPE) and Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS) after Upper Airway Obstruction. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133818
American Medical Association (AMA)
Harmon, Evan& Estrada, Sebastian& Koene, Ryan J.& Mazimba, Sula& Kwon, Younghoon. Concurrent Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema (NPPE) and Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS) after Upper Airway Obstruction. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133818
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133818