Takotsubo cardiomyopathy--a new variant and widening disease spectrum

Sudip Nanda; John Pamula; Surya Prakash Bhatt; Ian Chan; Mohamed A Turki; Thompson H Dale

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.067

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy--a new variant and widening disease spectrum

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Aug 21;120(2):e34-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.067. Epub 2007 Jun 27.

Authors

Sudip Nanda, John Pamula, Surya Prakash Bhatt, Ian Chan, Mohamed A Turki, Thompson H Dale

PMID: 17590457
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.067

Abstract

Classic takotsubo cardiomyopathy had left ventricular apical ballooning. Variants with mid-ventricular ballooning without involvement of the apex have been described. We describe a new variant of takotsubo cardiomyopathy where apical contraction was preserved while the rest of the ventricle was dyskinetic.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Coronary Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Gated Blood-Pool Imaging
Humans
Middle Aged
Severity of Illness Index
Stress, Psychological / complications*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology*