title: Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking acute aortic dissection: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: hendrik.sager@uk-sh.de.
authors.forename: Hendrik B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Sager
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Heribert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schunkert
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Volkhard
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kurowski
mesh_terms: 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