title: Broken heart syndrome in a 17-year-old girl.
abstract: Broken heart syndrome is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction with chest pain, electrocardiographic changes, and release of myocardial enzymes mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Physical and emotional stress usually precede the onset of symptoms. This dysfunction, known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC), has been observed predominantly in women older than 60 years of age but very rarely reported in younger adults or children. Here we describe a 17-year-old girl with TC.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Education and Research Hospital, Cevizli/Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey. murbit2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biteker
authors.forename: Nilüfer Ekşi
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: Hasret Ayyildiz
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Civan
authors.forename: Sabahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gündüz
authors.forename: Tayyar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gökdeniz
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers