Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with Addison disease: is apical ballooning always reversible?
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by acute ventricular dysfunction in the absence of coronary obstruction. Complete improvement of ventricular function is seen in the vast majority of the patients. We describe a 40-year-old woman with Addison disease who experienced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy but with persistent apical dysfunction during 5-month-follow up.
Barcin
Cem
C
Kursaklioglu
Hurkan
H
Kose
Sedat
S
Amasyali
Basri
B
Isik
Ersoy
E
D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D015635:Radionuclide Ventriculography; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*