Apical-sparing Tako-tsubo: a case report

Int J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 1;150(1):e34-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.08.048. Epub 2009 Sep 29.

Abstract

We present a case of "apical-sparing Tako-Tsubo" syndrome in a postmenopausal woman with normal coronary arteries. Atypical variants of Tako-Tsubo like syndrome have been recently reported. Our patient showed a suggestive noncoronary-distributed dyskinetic area, in a clinical setting of typical chest pain, recent stressful events, troponin elevation and normal coronary angiogram; wall motion normalized within two days.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / physiopathology*