Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by chest pain, electrocardiographic abnormalities mimicking acute myocardial infarction, akinesis or dyskinesis of apical or mid left ventricular segments, and the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is usually a potentially reversible form of cardiac dysfunction. A careful literature search revealed no previous re...

Introduction. Left ventricular outflow obstruction might be part of the pathophysiological mechanism of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. This obstruction can be masked by Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and diagnosed only by followup. Case Presentation. A 70-year-old female presented with Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and masked obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at presentation. Conclusion. Tako-tsubo ca...

BACKGROUND Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (idiopathic apical ballooning syndrome or ampulla cardiomyopathy) has recently been described. First recognised in Japanese patients, tako-tsubo refers to the end-systolic appearance of the left ventricle on ventriculography and its resemblance to the round bottomed, narrow necked Japanese fishing pots used to trap octopus CASE PRESENTATION We present two ...

implanted due to continued risk of arrhythmia from electrolyte loss from the ileostomy. The QTc came down to 454ms and BNP fell to 179pg/ml at discharge. QT prolongation is the surface ECG manifestation of abnormal repolarisation of myocardial cells due to problems with cellular ion channels. The disorder is classified as either congenital or acquired. Acquired QT prolongation may be due to: 1....

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is a syndrome mostly observed in post-menopausal women, which mimics myocardial infarction with an ST elevation; and coronary angiography shows apical ballooning but a normal left anterior descending. Although coronary artery disease is considered as an exclusion criterion, for differential diagnosis of this type of cardiomyopathy, Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy cases accom...

Pheochromocytoma is a rare, catecholamine-secreting tumor of neuroendocrine cells. It has been documented to present atypically as myocardial ischemia, arrhythmias, or congestive heart failure. We present the case of a patient who had transient cardiomyopathy with hypokinesia of the basal portions of the left ventricle and hyperkinesia of the apex triggered by a pheochromocytoma crisis similar ...

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by reversible left ventricular dysfunction following emotional or surgical stress. Unlike the well-known complications of catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF), Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy has been rarely reported so far. We report a case of acute reversible left heart failure following successful CA of paroxysmal AF in a patient with a hist...

1. Mansencal N, El Mahmoud R, Pillière R, Dubourg O. Relationship between pattern of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and age: From mid-ventricular to apical ballooning syndrome. Int J Cardiol. 2008. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.009. 2. Yoshidaa T, Nishizawab T, Yajimaa K, Tsuruokab M, Fujimakia T, Oguria M, et al. A rare case of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy with variable forms of left ventricular dysfun...

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, was first described in the Japanese literature in 1991 by Dote et al. More current names include broken heart syndrome, stressinduced cardiomyopathy or stress cardiomyopathy. Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy accounts for 1% of admissions for suspected acute myocardial infarct ion in Japan (2) and i t is inc...

We present gadolinium-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) in Tako-Tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction showing the findings in acute phase and in follow-up. Gadolinium-enhanced CMRI allows to distinguish between myocardial infarction and other myocardial alterations, e.g., myocarditis. CMRI may thus permit to non-invasively identify patients with Tako-Tsubo syndrome by ruling ...