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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Veröffentlicht in:	Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi 2006-10, Vol.12 (5), p.388-390
Hauptverfasser:	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:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged 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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Zusammenfassung:	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