Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after coronary intervention developed during hospitalization.
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is an increasingly recognized syndrome characterized by transient apical or midventricular dysfunction that mimics myocardial infarction in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. We describe a case of takotsubo syndrome that developed in an anxious patient within a few hours after a coronary interventional procedure. We believe that this will be the first case of takotsubo syndrome that developed in an inpatient after a coronary procedure, who was very concerned and anxious before the procedure.
Hussain
Jamal
J
Division of Cardiology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. xnorbeht@yahoo.com
Laufer
Nathan
N
Sorrof
Suzane
S
Pershad
Ashish
A
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*