title: Embolus from probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a bedside diagnosis.
abstract: A 59-year-old woman with stroke and thromboembolic aortoiliac disease in the setting of profound stress was found to have severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and large mobile clot on focused cardiac ultrasonography (FCU). Marked recovery of LV function and thrombus resolution within 4 days suggested resolving Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The role of FCU in early diagnosis and treatment is outlined here.
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Electronic address: umhrymak@myumanitoba.ca.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hrymak
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Shuangbo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koulack
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Duane J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Funk
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: S Allan
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tam
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed