T jun 30a.p65

Mailing address: Antenor Portela Rua Aviador Irapuan Rocha, 2101/1002 64048-230 Teresina, PI, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Received for publishing on 08/11/2004 Accepted on 01/21/2005 Takotsubo Cardiomiopathy is a rare cause of acute left ventricular aneurysm, in the absence of coronariopathy, only recently described in world literature. Symptoms may be similar to those from acute myocardial infarction with typical thoracic pain. The image of dumbbell or Takotsubo (a device used in Japan to capture octopus) suggestive ventricular ballooning is characteristic of that new syndrome and there is usually the disappearing of dyskinetic movement up to the 18th day from the beginning of the symptoms, in average.