title: Documentation of early improvement of left ventricular function in tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: An 86-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of chest pain after a heated argument with her daughter. Electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in leads V2-3 and T wave inversion in leads V3-6. Emergency cardiac catheterization was performed 2 h after the onset of chest pain. Coronary angiography showed no significant coronary artery disease. However, left ventriculography showed apical akinesis and basal hyperkinesis (ejection fraction=42%). She was diagnosed as having tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. Follow-up left ventriculography showed marked improvement of the left ventricular function (ejection fraction=74%) during only 41 h. She was discharged 3 days later.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurisu
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawagoe
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimatani
authors.forename: Yasuharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakama
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohkawa
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruhashi
authors.forename: Eisuke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kagawa
authors.forename: Kazuoki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aokage
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left