A case of persistent apical ballooning complicated by apical thrombus in takotsubo cardiomyopathy of systemic lupus erythematosus patient

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which is also known as "transient apical ballooning", is a cardiac syndrome associated with emotional and physical stress that occurs in postmenopausal women. It may mimic acute coronary syndrome but coronary angiography reveals normal epicardial coronary arteries...

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Published in:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2013, 21(3), , pp.137-139
Main Authors: Shim, In Kyoung, Kim, Bong-Joon, Kim, Hyunsu, Lee, Jae-Woo, Cha, Tae-Joon, Heo, Jung Ho
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Language:English
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Summary:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which is also known as "transient apical ballooning", is a cardiac syndrome associated with emotional and physical stress that occurs in postmenopausal women. It may mimic acute coronary syndrome but coronary angiography reveals normal epicardial coronary arteries. The prognosis is favorable with the normalization of wall motion abnormalities within weeks. We report a case of persistent apical ballooning complicated by an apical thrombus in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy of systemic lupus erythematous patient. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy may not be always transient and left ventricular thrombus can occur in the disease course as our patient.
ISSN:1975-4612
2586-7210
2005-9655
2586-7296
DOI:10.4250/jcu.2013.21.3.137