Transient left ventricular apical ballooning also known as Takotsubo cadiomyopathy or "broken heart syndrome" has been described by investigators worldwide. There have been several cases reported in Japan's journals between 1990 and 2001. It was first described by Sato et al and Dote et al and was named "Takotsubo" -shaped cardomyopathy due to its unique "short neck round-flask" -like LV apical...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery fistula, first described by Krause in 1865, is an abnormal communication between the coronary artery and one of the four chambers of the heart or one of the great vessels. The communications are often congenital but may also be acquired from trauma or invasive cardiovascular procedures. Half of the cases present with angina pectoris whereas the remaining half are inci...

Stress cardiomyopathy, or Takotsubo syndrome, is a widely recognized cardiac pathology with a clinical presentation similar to acute coronary syndrome and related to physical or emotional stress. Perioperatively, it is challenging to identify it given the variety of forms and scenarios in which it can present. We describe a 22-year-old patient with an atypical presentation of Takotsubo syndrome...

The occurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with congenital long QT syndrome has rarely been described. This case report discusses the occurrence of a clinically overt takotsubo cardiomyopathy accompanied by congenital long QT syndrome type 1 in a female patient.

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is one of the diseases that is known to cause Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, however, because of its rare occurrance a diagnosis of pheochromocytoma may be overlooked in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Case Report: We report a case of a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy which was discovered when the patient visited her doctor for consultation for a breast m...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a disorder characterized by left ventricular apical ballooning and electrocardiographic changes in the absence of coronary artery disease. While reversible in many cases, the mechanism of this disorder remains unclear. The most frequent clinical symptoms of takotsubo cardiomyopathy on admission are chest pain and dyspnea, resembling acute myocardial infarction. Here,...

Broken-heart syndrome also known as Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome or Stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an important clinical entity, which presents clinically, similar to acute coronary syndrome with an acute onset of chest pain, ST-T changes in electrocardiogram, and moderate cardiac enzyme elevation. Recent studies have shown that it accounts for 1%-2%...

We report on a 73-year-old man with a toxic multinodular goitre, which was treated with radioiodine therapy (I-131) without pretreatment with an antithyroid drug. Four weeks later he presented with rapidly progressive dyspnoea and a significant increase in free thyroxin. The electrocardiogram showed ST -segment elevation, and echocardiography demonstrated apical akinesia and a left ventricular ...

INTRODUCTION Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular junction post-synaptic autoimmune disorder. Myasthenic crisis is characterized by respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare clinical syndrome defined as a profound but reversible left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of coronary artery disease. CASE PRESENTATION We report a unique case of a ...

Introduction: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is characterized by a temporary left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, usually in the context of acute physical or emotional stress. Thus, stress mechanism generated pandemic and COVID-19 infection has been related to this syndrome. Objective: To analyze, through literature review, relationship between Syndrome, taking into account pathophysiological ...