Recurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy with variant forms of left ventricular dysfunction.
Apical ballooning syndrome, or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction, frequently presenting with electrocardiographic changes and elevated cardiac biomarkers in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. We describe a case where repeated emotional stress caused recurrent ventricular dysfunction in varying regions of the left ventricle.
Blessing
Erwin
E
Medizinische Klinik III, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. erwin_blessing@med.uni-heidelberg.de <erwin_blessing@med.uni-heidelberg.de>
Steen
Henning
H
Rosenberg
Mark
M
Katus
Hugo
H
Frey
Norbert
N
D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis