title: Subacute stent thrombosis and stress-induced cardiomyopathy: trigger or consequence?
abstract: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a unique syndrome, characterized by transient left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning without significant coronary arteries stenosis, affecting mainly menopausal women. We present the case of a 70 year old woman with subacute stent thrombosis (ST) at the level of the right coronary artery and transient apical ballooning with normal flow of left and circumflex coronary arteries. TCM is frequently associated with emotional stress, but to date no case of ST triggering TCM have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, San Paolo Hospital Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tota
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sassara
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Locuratolo
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sublimi Saponetti
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frasso
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scicchitano
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caldarola
authors.forename: Marco Matteo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ciccone
keywords: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; subacute stent thrombosis