Apical Thrombus Associated with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Young Woman

We report a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by left ventricular apical thrombus in a young woman; the thrombus and wall motion abnormalities disappeared after 3 weeks of anticoagulant therapy. These findings suggest that appropriate anticoagulation therapy should be performed in patient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2009-05, Vol.26 (5), p.575-580
Hauptverfasser:	Tobar, Ricardo, Rotzak, Renee, Rozenman, Yoseph
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult apical ballooning syndrome Female Humans Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - complications Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - diagnostic imaging Thrombosis - complications Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging thrombus Ultrasonography Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - complications Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by left ventricular apical thrombus in a young woman; the thrombus and wall motion abnormalities disappeared after 3 weeks of anticoagulant therapy. These findings suggest that appropriate anticoagulation therapy should be performed in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy until wall motion abnormalities improve.
ISSN:	0742-2822 1540-8175
DOI:	10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00826.x