| Literature DB >> 23991353 |
Francesco Tota1, Massimo Ruggiero, Marco Sassara, Nicola Locuratolo, Lucia Sublimi Saponetti, Giulia Frasso, Mariangela Carbone, Pietro Scicchitano, Francesca Cortese, Pasquale Caldarola, Marco Matteo Ciccone.
Abstract
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a unique syndrome, characterized by transient left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning without significant coronary arteries stenosis, affecting mainly menopausal women. We present the case of a 70 year old woman with subacute stent thrombosis (ST) at the level of the right coronary artery and transient apical ballooning with normal flow of left and circumflex coronary arteries. TCM is frequently associated with emotional stress, but to date no case of ST triggering TCM have been reported.Entities:
Keywords: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; subacute stent thrombosis
Year: 2013 PMID: 23991353 PMCID: PMC3751684
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiovasc Dis ISSN: 2160-200X