Left Ventricular Thrombus Associated with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Cardioembolic Cause of Cerebral Infarction.
10.4250/jcu.2011.19.3.152
- Author:
Seoung Nam SHIN
1
;
Kyeong Ho YUN
;
Jum Suk KO
;
Sang Jae RHEE
;
Nam Jin YOO
;
Nam Ho KIM
;
Seok Kyu OH
;
Jin Won JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea. ards7210@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy;
Thrombus;
Cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathies;
Cerebral Infarction;
Humans;
Prognosis;
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy;
Thrombosis
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2011;19(3):152-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called stress-induced cardiomyopathy, usually occurs in patients with severe emotional or physiologic stress. The prognosis is favorable, and the wall motion abnormlities normalize within weeks. However, stress-induced cardiomyopathy is rarely assosicated with left ventricular thrombus and thromboembolic complications. Here, we report a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombus that embolized to cause cerebral infarction.
