Major depression as a potential trigger for Tako Tsubo cardiomyopathy.

Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is characterized by the sudden onset of severe left ventricular contractile dysfunction following profound emotional or physical stress. The underlying pathomechanism still remains to be elucidated. In this case we present a, to date, unique case of a female patient suffering from an episode of major depression who shows characteristic features of TTC. Copyright 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.