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A True Case of a Broken Heart With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Emergency Medicine
  • Michelle Wallen, HCA Healthcare
  • Graham E Kupsaw
  • Latha Ganti, HCA Healthcare
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
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
Citation Information
Wallen M, Kupsaw G E, Ganti L. A True Case of a Broken Heart With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Cureus. 2022;14(1):e21337. doi:10.7759/cureus.21337