Minor stroke in a Takotsubo-like syndrome: a rare clinical presentation due to transient left ventricular thrombus.
The authors describe a case of minor stroke in a 74-year-old woman as the main clinical presentation of a Takotsubo-like syndrome, due to transient thrombus formation within the left ventricular cavity.
de Gregorio
Cesare
C
Cento
Domenico
D
Di Bella
Gianluca
G
Coglitore
Sebastiano
S
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology