Sudden cardiac death: An increasingly recognized presentation of apical ballooning syndrome (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy)

Abstract We present an unfortunate case of a previously healthy woman who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the setting of severe emotional distress, likely due to apical ballooning syndrome. This case highlights the fact that although patients with apical ballooning syndrome typically d...

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Published in:Heart & lung 2013-07, Vol.42 (4), p.270-272
Main Authors: Liang, Jackson J., DO, Cha, Yong-Mei, MD, Oh, Jae K., MD, Prasad, Abhiram, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apical ballooning syndrome
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiovascular
Critical Care
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology
Electrocardiography
Emotional disorders
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Middle Aged
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - etiology
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Stress cardiomyopathy
Sudden cardiac death
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - complications
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - diagnosis
Ventricular fibrillation
Womens health
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Summary:Abstract We present an unfortunate case of a previously healthy woman who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the setting of severe emotional distress, likely due to apical ballooning syndrome. This case highlights the fact that although patients with apical ballooning syndrome typically do well following recovery from transient left ventricular dysfunction, they should be monitored closely in the acute setting due to the potential for life-threatening arrhythmias.
ISSN:0147-9563
1527-3288
DOI:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.04.003