What becomes of the broken-hearted? a typical case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Sreenivasan, S.; Beckham, L.M.; Dalton, G.
Acute Medicine 7(3): 131-133
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 21607215 Document Number: 16073
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC), or apical ballooning syndrome (ABS), is becoming an increasingly recognised entity. Usually preceded by emotional stress, it is characterised by chest pain associated with ST-segment elevation on the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), elevated cardiac biomarkers, and reversible left ventricular (LV) apical hypokinesia, making it an important differential diagnosis for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We present a typical case of TC initially misdiagnosed and treated as a STEMI, fortunately with no adverse consequences.
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