title: Myocardial stunning after cerebral infarction.
abstract: Myocardial stunning has not been described in patients with cerebrovascular accidents. We present a patient in whom inferior wall hypokinesis, ST-segment elevations and Q waves developed after acute right hemisphere ischemic stroke. Total recovery ensued within 5 days. Coronary vasospasm induced by stroke-related sympathetic surge might be the cause of this cardiac event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University, Hospital, 7, Taipei, ROC.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology