| Literature DB >> 30374239 |
Ravikiran Korabathina, Jamie Porcadas, Michael Mishkin, Angela Turner, Arthur J Labovitz.
Abstract
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can present with transient apical, midventricular, or basal left ventricular ballooning patterns. Reported recurrences of this cardiomyopathy are few. We present the cases of 2 elderly women who each had 3 episodes of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in various ballooning patterns. We explore the potential pathophysiologic mechanisms, and we discuss the best treatment approach for this disease, which carries a substantial risk of in-hospital complications.Entities:
Keywords: Aged; female; heart ventricles/diagnostic imaging/physiopathology; recurrence; stress, physiological; takotsubo cardiomyopathy/diagnostic imaging/diagnosis/epidemiology/physiopathology/therapy; time factors; treatment outcome; ventricular dysfunction, left/etiology
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30374239 PMCID: PMC6183630 DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-17-6572
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN: 0730-2347