title: Stress cardiomyopathy complicated by left ventricular thrombi and cerebral infarctions in a patient with essential thrombocythemia.
abstract: The prognosis of stress induced cardiomyopathy (SCMP) is generally known to be excellent, however, several fatal complications such as cardiac rupture and left ventricular (LV) thrombosis with subsequent embolic complications have been described. We report a rare case of SCMP complicated by LV thrombosis and multiple cerebral infarctions in a patient with essential thrombocythemia. After intravenous anticoagulation with heparin and general managements for heart failure and cerebral infarctions, her neurologic symptoms and the wall motion abnormalities of the LV apex were improved, and the thrombus was disappeared on follow-up echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, The Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Kye Hun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Young Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Ju Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Keun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Myung Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Jeong Gwan
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jong Chun
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung Chaee
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kang