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Double Direct Injection of Blood into the Cisterna Magna as a Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Published on: August 30, 2020
Subarachnoid haemorrhage associated with midventricular Tako-Tsubo syndrome
Background:
A new form of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy has recently been described as a midventricular localisation, opposite to the apical typical form.
Case Report:
We report the case of a patient who presented with a sudden cardiac death and an acute coronary syndrome. However, coronary arteries were normal and the left ventriculography showed a midventricular ballooning Tako-Tsubo syndrome associated with a hawk's beak. A cerebral CT scan revealed a massive subarachnoid haemorrhage in relation with a left sylvian aneurysm rupture leading to the death of the patient.
Conclusion:
This case relates for the first time, the association of a subarachnoid haemorrhage and the recently described midventricular form of Tako-Tsubo syndrome with a hawk's beak. It is an illustration of the complexity of the relationships between brain and heart.
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