Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with Addison disease

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, also known as Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome) is increasingly being reported in the medical literature. Its clinical picture resembles of an acute coronary syndrome with transient apical dyskinesia and normal coronary arteries....

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 2010, Vol.144 (2), p.e34-e36
Main Authors: Punnam, Sujeeth Reddy, Gourineni, Nandu, Gupta, Vishal
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, also known as Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome) is increasingly being reported in the medical literature. Its clinical picture resembles of an acute coronary syndrome with transient apical dyskinesia and normal coronary arteries. We report here a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with Addison disease with reversible cardiomyopathy. To the best of our knowledge there has been only one other reported case of this syndrome with Addison disease but with a different outcome.
ISSN:1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.191