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KMID : 0606620090050010031
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Korean Journal of Fetal Medicine
2009 Volume.5 No. 1 p.31 ~ p.38
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Two cases of postoperative diagnosed stress-induced cardiomyopathy in pregnant women
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Park Yu-Ran
Na Sung-Hun
Kim Min-Gyun
Shim Jae-Yoon
Won Hye-Sung
Lee Pil-Ryang
Kim Ahm
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Abstract
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Stress-induced (Tako-tsubo) cardiomyopathy, which is usually precipitated by profound emotional and physical stress, has been widely reported in female. It is similar to acute myocardial infarction in terms of clinical features.
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy was first identified in 1991, in Japan as a clinical entity, and its overall prognosis is
good. Stress-induced cardiomyopathy was so named because configuration of left ventricle in echocardiography is
similar to a Japanese octopus trap with a round bottom and a narrow neck. However, there are no specific laboratory
findings to diagnose stress-induced cardiomyopathy. It would be helpful to correlate any predisposing factors so that
stress-induced cardiomyopathy can be quickly identified. We report two cases of postoperative diagnosed stress-induced
cardiomyopathy with a brief review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy), Pregnant women
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