Recurrent takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a child

Cardiol Young. 2016 Feb;26(2):410-2. doi: 10.1017/S1047951115001377. Epub 2015 Aug 17.

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or transient apical ballooning syndrome very rarely presents in children. In all patients with takotsubo, it is estimated that only 3.5% will have recurrence. In this study, we describe a case of recurrent takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a child, likely triggered by status epilepticus.

Keywords: Paediatrics; recurrence; takotsubo.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Echocardiography / methods*
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Recurrence
  • Stroke Volume / physiology*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / physiopathology
  • Time Factors