[Tako-tsubo syndrome and left ventricular obstruction: report of one case].
We report here the case of an 80 year old female suffering from Tako-tsubo syndrome diagnosed following type B aortic dissection, treated surgically with an aortic endoprosthesis. The recovery was marked by the secondary development of left intraventricular obstruction. Regression of the electrical and ultrasound anomalies was slow, taking 4 months of treatment with a beta-blocker. The intraventricular obstruction seemed to occupy a central role in this case, and we discuss the significance of this mechanical phenomenon in the pathophysiology of this syndrome.
Marboeuf
P
P
Service de réanimation cardiaque et soins intensif, Hôpital cardiologique, Lille.
Ennezat
P V
PV
Gonin
X
X
Aubert
J M
JM
Auffray
J L
JL
Bauchart
J J
JJ
Beregi
J P
JP
Asseman
P
P
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists