Takotsubo cardiomyopathy recurrence with left ventricular apical ballooning following isolated right ventricular involvement: A case report

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Abstract

We report a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which involved the right ventricle at first presentation and demonstrated involvement of the left ventricle during recurrence. The patient was admitted to Kyung Hee University Hospital due to a left hip fracture, which was considered a result of physical stress. Complete recovery was confirmed by echocardiography prior to recurrence. The cause of the second event was surgery for the left hip fracture. Recurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy at various cardiac locations provides evidence against the existing hypotheses that variants of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy are associated with anatomically different distributions of cardiac adrenergic receptors, the degree of stimulation by sympathetic activity and different susceptibilities to such sympathetic stimulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)260-262
Number of pages3
JournalExperimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Apical ballooning syndrome
  • Right ventricle
  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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