title: [A case of Takotsubo Syndrome complicated by not embolic cerebral].
abstract: The Takotsubo syndrome is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction with ST segment elevation in all or some leads, T-wave inversion in anterior and inferior leads and elevate cardiac biomarkers (HS troponin), which can mimic an acute coronary syndrome (STEMI) in the absence of obstructive coronary disease. The echocardiography shows transient alterations in the kinetics of the anterior, intermediate and apical segments of the left ventricle which tends to disappear within 4-8 weeks. A particular variant of Takotsubo Syndrome is reported in a 73-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: UOS Chest Pain Unit, Azienda Policilinico Umberto I Roma, Italia. alexcoppola@libero.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baldini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fante
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suppa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications*