Upon extensive review of literature, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy post orthotopic liver transplant has been reported in only few cases. Herein we present a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy post orthotopic liver transplantation. In our case, we aim to illustrate the importance of early recognition of this condition since stress induced cardiomyopathy is an underestimated cause of cardiac complicatio...

apical ballooning syndrome (abs) is a reversible cardiomyopathy with presentation mimicking an acute coronary syndrome. so in clinical practice, it is essential to consider it in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain, especially in postmenopausal women. coronary angiography is usually indicated to achieve a proper diagnosis. typically, patients do not have significan...

Myocardial stress can lead to a myriad of cardiovascular complications, and stress-induced cardiomyopathy is the predominant manifestation. Exogenous or endogenous hormonal excess, sepsis, tachycardia, physical emotional trauma neurohormonal catecholaminergic surges. Stress-induced often presents with chest pain, ischemic-like ECG changes, troponin elevation, wall motion abnormalities in echoca...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome and stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is typically characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the apical and mid-segments of the left ventricle, in the absence of obstructive coronary artery lesions. Patients may present with symptoms and signs of acute coronary syndrome, and the provider is challenged to d...

Two cases of transient acute cardiomyopathy occurring in the immediate aftermath of intense emotional stress and without any identified aetiology are described. These two case reports,mimicking cases of acute cardiomyopathy described in patients with pheochromocytoma, suggest the possibility in man of acute catecholamine induced cardiomyopathy related to major emotional stress alone, a phenomen...

An experienced marathon runner died suddenly during a competitive race. At necropsy, ventricular hypertrophy but no asymmetrical septal hypertrophy was found. Histological studies showed features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The coronary arteries were normal. We propose that the runner died from myocardial ischaemia, precipitated by marathon running on a background of hypertrophic cardiomyop...

A 40 year old male, a known case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, was admitted for catheterization. At catheterization and angiography, septum was hypertrophied to about 5cm and diffuse coronary artery aneurysm was revealed. We found no previous report of coronary artery aneurysm in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Doxorubicin is an effective antineoplastic drug; however, its clinical benefit is limited by its cardiotoxicity. The inhibition of mitochondrial biogenesis is responsible for the pathogenesis of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Endothelin-1 is a vasoconstrictive peptide produced from big endothelin-1 by endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1) and a multifunctional peptide. Although plasma end...

Doxorubicin is an effective antineoplastic drug; however, its clinical benefit is limited by its cardiotoxicity. The inhibition of mitochondrial biogenesis is responsible for the pathogenesis of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Endothelin-1 is a vasoconstrictive peptide produced from big endothelin-1 by endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1) and a multifunctional peptide. Although plasma end...