Myocardial damage in a mitochondrial myopathy patient with increased ergoreceptor sensitivity and sympatho-vagal imbalance

Aimo, A
Giannoni, A.
Piepoli, M. F.
Passino, C.
MANCUSO, MICHELANGELO
SICILIANO, GABRIELE
ORSUCCI, DANIELE
EMDIN, MICHELE

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Publication date

January 2014

DOI

10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.022

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0167-5273

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Abstract

CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; ECG, electrocardiogram; hs-cTnT, high sensitivity cardiac troponin T; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; pNN50, percentage of successive normal sinus RR intervals > 50 ms; SaO2, arterial O2 saturation Keywords Myopathy; Troponin release; Sympatho-vagal imbalance; Ergoreflex activation; Baroreflex depression; Oxygen desaturation