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Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy As a Chronic Heart Failure Model in Swine
Published on: February 17, 2018
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 68-year old Russian female
Suriya Jayawardena1, Danushan Sooriabalan, Olga Burzyantseva
1Dept of Cardiology, Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA. suriyakbrsj@yahoo.com.
Introduction:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy also known as transient left ventricular apical ballooning, stress-induced cardiomyopathy can present with retrosternal chest pain with EKG changes that can mimic a myocardial infraction.
Case Presentation:
We present a 68 female with sudden onset retrosternal squeezing chest pain with positive cardiac enzymes and EKG changes suggestive of acute ST-elevation myocardial infraction. Patient was thrombolysed and cardiac cauterization done later showed normal coronaries with ballooning of the left ventricle apex.
Conclusion:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a very rare disease entity yet can present to the emergency room as acute myocardial infraction.
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