title: Trauma induced left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome in a 15 year old: a rare case of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We present a case of a 15 year old girl who developed transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, after a significant motor vehicle accident. On post-trauma day three she developed heart failure with mid-to-apical left ventricular wall dysfunction with an EF of 10%-15%. The patient eventually regained full cardiac function by post-trauma day seven. Here we present the first case report of trauma induced left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome in pediatrics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA. David.krpata@uhhospitals.org
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Krpata
authors.forename: Edward M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Barksdale
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*