title: Cerebral embolic stroke after disappearing takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can induce cerebral embolic stroke because of intracardiac thrombosis, but the timing of cardiogenic embolism relating to takotsubo cardiomyopathy has not been well described. We evaluated a 71-year-old woman with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, who developed cardiogenic cerebral embolism after recovery of cardiac wall motion. Nevertheless, we treated her with anticoagulation therapy. The present clinical observation suggests that attention should be paid to the timing when takotsubo cardiomyopathy resolves against risk of cardiogenic cerebral embolism.
authors: Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and pharmaceutical science, Okayama, Japan.
authors: Kosuke
authors: K
authors: Matsuzono
authors: Yoshio
authors: Y
authors: Ikeda
authors: Shoko
authors: S
authors: Deguchi
authors: Toru
authors: T
authors: Yamashita
authors: Tomoko
authors: T
authors: Kurata
authors: Kentaro
authors: K
authors: Deguchi
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Abe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; anticoagulant therapy; cardioembolic stroke; echocardiogram