"Inverted Tako-Tsubo": Transient apical-sparing cardiomyopathy

  • Atilla Bulut
  • , Moshe Rav-Acha
  • , Osman Aydin
  • , Can Baba Arin
  • , Ronen Beeri
  • , Haim D. Danenberg*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present a case of "inverted Tako-Tsubo" syndrome in a pre-menopausal woman with normal coronary arteries. Transient basal myocardial akinesia and ECG findings of healed myocardial infarction appeared shortly after emotional stress and resolved completely 4 days later.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e35-e38
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume134
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Emotional stress
  • Tako-Tsubo

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