title: [Takotsubo cardiomiopathy. A rare cause of cardiogenic shock simulating acute myocardial infarction].
abstract: Takotsubo Cardiomiopathy is a rare cause of acute left ventricular aneurysm, in the absence of coronariopathy, only recently described in world literature. Symptoms may be similar to those from acute myocardial infarction with typical thoracic pain. The image of dumbbell or Takotsubo (a device used in Japan to capture octopus) suggestive ventricular ballooning is characteristic of that new syndrome and there is usually the disappearing of dyskinetic movement up to the 18th day from the beginning of the symptoms, in average.
authors.affiliation: Hospital São Marcos, Teresina, PI.
authors.forename: Jayro Thadeu Paiva de
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Sebastião
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: João Francisco de
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Antenor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portela
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis*