MID-VENTRICULAR TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY MIMICKING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Transient Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning (Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy): Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome

Transient left ventricular apical dyskinesia accompanied by chest pain, mimicking acute coronary syndrome, dynamic reversible ST-T segment abnormalities, minimal myocardial enzymes release disproportionate to the extent of dyskinesia,in the absence of obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease is characteristic of transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome.1 It was first describe...

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Masquerading as Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome or Gebrochenes-Herz-Syndrome, is a rare entity which may masquerade as acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with sudden onset of chest pain and/or dyspnea, transient left ventricle apical akinesia, electrocardiographic changes typical of ACS and mild increase in cardiac enzymes in the background of normal coron...

Transient oedema in mid-ventricular Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mimicking acute coronary syndrome.

We present a case who was initially thought to have an acute coronary syndrome but who was later diagnosed to have an apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Interestingly, the diagnosis could be established with left heart catheterization, not echocardiography.

“dobutamine stress testing”-triggered mid-ventricular takotsubo syndrome