Relation between stress cardiomyopathy and hemorrhagic stroke

Nicolas Mansencal; Roland N'Guetta; Julien Desperramons; Olivier Dubourg

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.533

Relation between stress cardiomyopathy and hemorrhagic stroke

Int J Cardiol. 2011 Feb 17;147(1):141-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.533. Epub 2009 Nov 6.

Authors

Nicolas Mansencal, Roland N'Guetta, Julien Desperramons, Olivier Dubourg

PMID: 19896225
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.533

Abstract

We present the case of an 89-year-old woman with no previous cardiovascular disease who presented a stress cardiomyopathy secondary to acute hemorrhagic stroke. Contrast and two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography was helpful to perform the diagnosis and the follow-up.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Intracranial Hemorrhages / complications
Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging*
Stroke / complications
Stroke / diagnostic imaging*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology