Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking acute aortic dissection: a case report.
Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by a transient and reversible left ventricular dysfunction possibly due to a catecholamine-mediated myocardial stunning. This form of cardiomyopathy is rarely associated with cardiogenic shock. Here we report on a patient with Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy induced low output failure in which blood flow disturbances in the thoracic aorta mimicked an acute type A aortic dissection.
Sager
Hendrik B
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Medizinische Klinik II, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: hendrik.sager@uk-sh.de.
Schunkert
Heribert
H
Medizinische Klinik II, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany.
Kurowski
Volkhard
V
Medizinische Klinik II, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging