A case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: transient left ventricular apical ballooning

A 78-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with central chest pain and the electrocardiographic and cardiac marker changes typical of acute anterior myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed normal epicardial coronary arteries, and left ventriculography showed apical akinesis as well as...

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Published in:Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi 2006-10, Vol.12 (5), p.388-390
Main Authors: Lau, K C H, Yiu, K K H, Lee, K L, Ko, R L Y, Lam, Y M, Lam, L, Lee, S W L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies - physiopathology
Coronary Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology
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Summary:A 78-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with central chest pain and the electrocardiographic and cardiac marker changes typical of acute anterior myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed normal epicardial coronary arteries, and left ventriculography showed apical akinesis as well as basal hyperkinesis. This is a case of transient left ventricular apical ballooning or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, possibly attributable to catecholamine-mediated myocardial stunning.
ISSN:1024-2708
2226-8707