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Chronic stress and early recurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A clinical case
Laura AjelloPatrizia CaritàGiuseppina NovoPasquale Assennatosubject
medicine.medical_specialtyEarly Recurrencebusiness.industryCardiomyopathyCase Reportmedicine.diseaseCoronary artery diseasechronic stremyocardial infarctionmedicine.anatomical_structureVentricleInternal medicinemedicineCardiologyBiomarker (medicine)Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingChronic stressTakotsubo cardiomyopathyClinical caseMyocardial infarctionCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusinesschronic stressdescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Journal of Cardiovascular Echography |