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KMID : 0368120130430120834
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Korean Circulation Journal
2013 Volume.43 No. 12 p.834 ~ p.838
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Inverted-Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Pulmonary Embolism
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Lee Seung-Hyun
Kim Dong-Hyun
Jung Min-Suk
Lee Jang-Won
Nam Kyung-Min
Cho Young-Sun
Jeong Joon-Hoon
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Abstract
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As the use of early coronary angiography and echocardiography become widely available in the setting of acute coronary syndrome, the gradual increase for variant forms of transient left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning syndrome have been recognized. This syndrome usually occurs in women and is frequently elicited by an intense emotional, psychological, and physical event. While the patients’ characteristics between typical and non-typical LV ballooning syndrome seem to differ, the presentation, clinical features, and reversibility of LV wall motion abnormalities are similar. We present a middle-aged woman who experienced inverted takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by pulmonary embolism. To the best of our knowledge, this case is particularly unique and is rarely reported in the disease entity.
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KEYWORD
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Stress cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary embolism
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