Reversible Left Ventricular Dysfunction "Takotsubo" Cardiomyopathy Associated With Hyperthyroidism

Reversible left ventricular dysfunction "takotsubo" cardiomyopathy associated with pneumothorax.

An 83 year old woman presented to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnoea. Chest radiography showed pneumothorax of the left lung. Arteries were normal on coronary angiography. Left ventriculography showed asynergy of apical akinesis and basal hyperkinesis. Within 18 days, the asynergy improved without any specific treatment. In the present case the left ventricular dysfunction ma...

[Transient ventricular dysfunction (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy)].

The patient was a male with myasthenia gravis, hospitalized with acute respiratory failure due to decompensation of the underlying disease. He evolved with findings suggestive of acute myocardial infarction, with electrocardiographic and enzymatic alterations compatible with that diagnosis. The patient underwent emergency coronary angiography, which showed no severe coronary obstruction, althou...

Persistent left ventricular dysfunction in takotsubo cardiomyopathy after pacemaker implantation.

Two cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurred after pacemaker implantation, both in elderly women who received a dual-chamber pacemaker for complete atrioventricular block. They had persistent left ventricular dysfunction even during their convalescence.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 2-year-old girl: 3-dimensional visualization of reversible left ventricular dysfunction.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with hyperthyroidism treated with thyroidectomy.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an uncommon clinical entity, also called apical ballooning syndrome, characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the apical and/or mid segments of the left ventricle. We report a case that highlights takotsubo syndrome in the setting of thyrotoxicosis that required thyroidectomy. The association of takotsubo syndrome and hyperthyroidism has been reported befor...