title: [Is stress-induced cardiomyopathy always benign? The patient with long QT and torsade de pointes].
abstract: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is usually described as syndrome with good prognosis. Although the QT prolongation is  usually associated with this cardiomyopathy, the life threatening arrhythmias are less frequent than expected. We present  middle age woman with torsade de pointes caused by significant QTc interval prolongation on the basis of tako-tsubo  cardiomyopathy, which could suggest not always mild course of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiologii, Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Szczecin.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zielonka
authors.forename: Irmina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kossuth
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaźmierczak
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology