Abstract
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy also called stress cardiomyopathy, broken heart syndrome or apical ballooning is a syndrome characterized by a transient, apical, regional systolic dysfunction and a hypercontractile base of the left ventricle. It was first described in Japan in 1990 by Sato et al. Its name is derived from tako (octopus) tsubo (pot) which was a trap used by fishermen to catch octopuses in Japan, which is an image similar to the systolic appearance of the left ventricle in the most typical and common form of this pathology. The clinical characteristics are similar to those presented in acute myocardial infarction, however, in the angiographic study, no evidence of coronary artery obstruction or plaque rupture was found.
This time we present the case of a postmenopausal female patient with an acute picture of anginal chest pain after a stressful emotional event, with evidence of elevated cardiac enzymes, EKG without changes of acute ischemia, which is documented in coronary ventriculography with characteristic data of Takotsubo syndrome.
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