已知慢性饥饿及其相关的代谢紊乱在长期内具有危险的心血管影响,但是对急性饥饿对心血管的影响知之甚少,比如在绝食的背景下。该病例描述了一名患者,该患者出现了急性冠状动脉综合征的体征和症状,绝食开始两周后,最终被发现患有应激性心肌病,随后的成像完全解决。
Chronic starvation and its associated metabolic derangements are known to have dangerous cardiovascular implications in the long term, but less is known about the cardiovascular consequences of acute starvation, such as in the context of a hunger strike. This case describes a patient who presented with signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndrome which began two weeks into a hunger strike and was ultimately found to have stress cardiomyopathy with complete resolution on subsequent imaging.