TITLE:
Hypoglycemic myocardial stunning as cause of cardiogenic shock in a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy: A case report and review of literature
AUTHORS:
Khawar Maqsood, Ghazi Mirrani, Nosheen Sarwar, Amatur R. Amarah, Muhammad Rizwan Sardar, Timothy A. Shapiro
KEYWORDS:
Chronic Heart Failure; Hypoglycemia; Myocardial Stunning; Ischemic Cardiomyopathy; Cardiogenic Shock
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.1,
March
25,
2013
ABSTRACT: Hypoglycemia is a common
complication seen in patients with diabetes mellitus and has been proven to have
adverse effects on cardiovascular mortality. Hypoglycemia can potentially lead
to worsening of cardiac function in patients with ischemic heart disease. We present
a case of cardiogenic shock in a patient with hypoglycemia secondary to insulin
accumulation due to worsening renal function with dramatic recovery of shock once
his sugars normalized.