Stress cardiomyopathy - a unique presentation of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2009
Abstract
We have documented a unique instance of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)-induced stress-related cardiomyopathy (CMP) in a 46-yr-old Caucasian female with type I diabetes mellitus. In times of stress, tissues with high capacity for aerobic metabolism, like myocardium, can preferentially change their metabolic substrate to ketones. The myocyte has a decreased ability to metabolize glucose and free fatty acids in stress CMP. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of stress CMP complicating DKA. A possible mechanism for the same is hypothesized.
Volume
46
Issue
Pt 3
First Page
257
Last Page
260
ISSN
0004-5632
Published In/Presented At
Nanda, S., Longo, S., Bhatt, S. P., Pamula, J., Sharma, S. G., & Dale, T. H. (2009). Stress cardiomyopathy - a unique presentation of diabetic ketoacidosis. Annals of clinical biochemistry, 46(Pt 3), 257–260. https://doi.org/10.1258/acb.2009.008237
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
19307252
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article