Stress-induced cardiomyopathy

Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Observations

INTERFERON INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY: CASE REPORTS

There are few reports concerning interferon induced myocardial dysfunction. A known case of multiple myeloma who was receiving interferon alpha (IFA) for 14 months was brought to the emergency room in frank: pulmonary edema. After treatment of heart failure and discontinuation of interferon alpha, he remained asymptomatic thereafter. Another case of chronic active hepatitis on IFA complain...

Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy: The Role of Echocardiography

Echocardiography is widely used to carry out non-invasive cardiac evaluation at the bedside and provides useful real-time information about hemodynamics. It can also be used to diagnose a stress-induced cardiomyopathy and its complications such as shock, heart failure and apical thrombus. Early diagnosis and management are important to prevent possible complications, and short-term follow-up by...

Variable Morphology of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy

stress-induced cardio-myopathy (SCMP) also called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, transient left ventricular apical ballooning, or broken heart syndrome, has been increasingly recognized. SCMP is characterized by transient mid-and apical-segment left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of significant angiographic coronary stenosis, and it primarily affects postmenopausal women after psychological ...

Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Ventricular Tachycardia

To the Editor, Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) (also known as ampulla cardiomyopathy, tako-tsubo syndrome, and broken heart syndrome) mimicking an acute myocardial infarction is a unique acute cardiac syndrome that appears under physically or emotionally stressful circumstances. It was first described in Japan and is typically characterized by chest pain, elevated ST-segment on electrocardi...