conclusions the mechanism of mid-variant of dobutamine-induced stress cardiomyopathy remains unclear. we think that multiple mechanisms are involved and this risk should be considered in patients with comorbid psychiatric conditions and with use of centrally acting stimulants. case presentation we report a 48-year-old female with intermittent chest pain. her physical exam, cardiac enzymes and t...

stress-induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a recently increasing diagnosed disease manifested by transient apical or mid left ventricular dilation and dysfunction. this sign is similar to acute myocardial infarction but without significant coronary artery stenosis. there are important and essential differences between takotsubo cardiomyopathy and acute myocardial infarction in...

conclusions in the setting of acute left ventricular function depression in hocm, a comprehensive differential diagnosis should be established. treatment should be based on hemodynamic changes. after recovery, the prognosis is related to hocm. case presentation we present a unique case where tks occurred in a middle-aged male patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (hocm) without a...

Although most patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy have a favorable outcome, complications are not uncommon. Recent studies have reported an increase in incidence of cardioembolic complications; however, the association between takotsubo cardiomyopathy and stroke, in particular thromboembolic cerebral infarction, remains unclear. We reported a 44-year-old woman who had a cerebral infarction r...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an acute cardiac condition characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the left ventricular apex and mid-ventricle. Documented EKG presentations for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy include ST-segment elevation or T-wave inversion. These EKG presentations are included in the diagnostic requirements for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This paper presents two cases of atypica...

cardiomyopathy. Circ J 2014; 78: 2119–2128. 2. Redfors B, Shao Y, Omerovic E. Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo): Broken heart and mind? Vasc Health Risk Manag 2013; 9: 149–154. 3. Chong CR, Neil CJ, Nguyen TH, Stansborough J, Law GW, Singh K, et al. Dissociation between severity of takotsubo cardiomyopathy and presentation with shock or hypotension. Clin Cardiol 2013; 36: 401–406. 4. Re...

takotsubo cardiomypathy is a very rare cardiovascular syndrome leading to myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of a detectable coronary artery lesion. it is accepted as reversible left ventricular asynergy occuring typically after an intrinsic adrenergic hyperstimulation. in this report we present takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 75-year-old patient with multiple a...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is one of the diseases that is known to cause Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, however, because of its rare occurrance a diagnosis of pheochromocytoma may be overlooked in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Case Report: We report a case of a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy which was discovered when the patient visited her doctor for consultation for a breast m...

INTRODUCTION "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy" is characterized by transient LV dysfunction and mimicking acute myocardial infarction. CASE PRESENTATION We reported a case with atypical presentation of "takotsubo cardiomyopathy" without ST segment elevation, but with severe transient left ventricular dysfunction. CONCLUSION Diagnosis of "takotsubo cardiomyopathy" should be based on typical left ve...

OBJECTIVE Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a cardiac syndrome with an acute onset defined by chest symptoms and ST segment elevation on electrocardiograms. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is sometimes misdiagnosed as acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Therefore a non-invasive diagnostic method is needed to be established for setting up appropriate strategies. The purpose of this study was to detect myocard...