A True Case of a Broken Heart With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Division

North Florida

Hospital

Ocala Regional Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

1-17-2021

Keywords

left ventricle, ventricular dysfunction, heart ventricles, cardiomyopathies, takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Disciplines

Cardiovascular Diseases | Emergency Medicine

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient regional systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV) and mimics myocardial infarction. The LV displays a systolic apical ballooning appearance in this particular cardiomyopathy. This case demonstrated a patient with true stress-induced cardiomyopathy or “broken heart,” presenting to the emergency room with chest pain mimicking a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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