title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with Addison disease: is apical ballooning always reversible?
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barcin
authors.forename: Hurkan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kursaklioglu
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Basri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amasyali
authors.forename: Ersoy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isik
mesh_terms: 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*