Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome after pacemaker implantation in a male

Jeremy A Mazurek; Susheel Gundewar; Sang Yong Ji; Michael Grushko; Andrew Krumerman

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2011.03.001

Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome after pacemaker implantation in a male

J Cardiol Cases. 2011 Mar 27;3(3):e154-e158. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2011.03.001. eCollection 2011 Jun.

Authors

Jeremy A Mazurek¹, Susheel Gundewar^{1

2}, Sang Yong Ji^{1

2}, Michael Grushko^{1

2}, Andrew Krumerman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
² Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.

Abstract

Left apical ballooning syndrome, also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction is increasingly recognized worldwide. Predominantly affecting females, this condition mimics myocardial infarction and often occurs in the setting of emotional or physical stress. We report the case of a 77-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital for complete heart block and developed TTC after pacemaker implantation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TTC development after pacemaker implantation in a male.

Keywords: Left ventricular apical ballooning; Male; Pacemaker; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.