A case of acute heart failure associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome |
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Authors: | A Palazzuoli C Lenzi F Iovine A Carrera R Nuti |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Section of Cardiology, Ospedale Le Scotte, University of Siena, Viale Bracci, 53100 Siena, Italy |
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Abstract: | Abstract Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a disease of the peripheral nervous system, which is caused by aberrant immune responses
directed against some components of peripheral nerves. GBS is rarely accompanied by cardiovascular involvement. We describe
a case of acute neuropathy complicated by sudden heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction which had a presumably neurogenic
origin. Pathogenesis of acute heart failure is probably due to transitorial stunned myocardium and neurogenic cardiac injury.
We show a rare case of transitorial and acute cardiac dysfunction by echocardiography and laboratory markers of heart failure. |
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Keywords: | Heart failure Guillain-Barré syndrome Echocardiography Brain natriuretic peptide |
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