Takatsubo cardiomyopathy: a case series of seven patients

Takatsubo cardiomyopathy is new emerging disease characterised by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction followed by complete recovery of the same gradually over the course of few months. It represents 1-2% of all patients who present with acute ST elevation based on ECG finding and has a m...

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Published inJournal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 61; no. 12; pp. 939 - 941
Main Authors Mishra, Deepak Kumar, Gautam, Shalima, Kawar, Ramesh, Goyal, B K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.12.2013
Subjects
Cardiomyopathies - complications
Chest Pain - etiology
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology
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Summary:Takatsubo cardiomyopathy is new emerging disease characterised by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction followed by complete recovery of the same gradually over the course of few months. It represents 1-2% of all patients who present with acute ST elevation based on ECG finding and has a mortality of 1% and a recurrence of about 10%. The acute presentation greatly mimics acute coronary syndrome and needs differentiation from the same to avoid inadvertent thrombolysis and its consequences. We describe seven such patients at our institute over a period of 18 months.
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ISSN:0004-5772