TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic stress and early recurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A clinical case
AU - Novo, Giuseppina
AU - Assennato, Pasquale
AU - Ajello, Laura
AU - Carita', Patrizia
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the apical and middle segments of the left ventricle, accompanied by electrocardiographic abnormalities and mild elevation of cardiac biomarker levels in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The following case is of a woman suffering from chronic emotional stress with a very early recurrence. An acute trigger event was not detectable in both cases. It is possible to suppose that, in predisposed subjects, chronic stress by increasing sympathetic activity may be considered not only a trigger for TC, but also a negative prognostic factor for early recurrence.
AB - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the apical and middle segments of the left ventricle, accompanied by electrocardiographic abnormalities and mild elevation of cardiac biomarker levels in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The following case is of a woman suffering from chronic emotional stress with a very early recurrence. An acute trigger event was not detectable in both cases. It is possible to suppose that, in predisposed subjects, chronic stress by increasing sympathetic activity may be considered not only a trigger for TC, but also a negative prognostic factor for early recurrence.
KW - Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
KW - chronic stress; myocardial infarction; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Radiology
KW - Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
KW - chronic stress; myocardial infarction; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Radiology
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/215035
UR - http://www.jcecho.org/backissues.asp
M3 - Article
VL - 24
SP - 83
EP - 85
JO - JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ECHOGRAPHY
JF - JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ECHOGRAPHY
SN - 2211-4122
ER -