Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case report.
We present the case of a 49-year-old Caucasian woman exhibiting symptoms of an acute coronary syndrome while hospitalized for alcohol withdrawal. Echocardiography demonstrated an unusual pattern of left ventricular dysfunction in which all segments except the base become akinetic, known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Mitchell
Stephanie A
SA
Echocardiographic Laboratory of Stevens Cardiology Group, Swedish Heart Institute, Edmonds, Washington 98026, USA. StephanieA.Mitchell@Swedish.org
Crone
Richard A
RA
D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013577:Syndrome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*