A Case of Transient Mid-Ventricular Ballooning Syndrome after Cardiac Arrest.
- Author:
Jeong Eun KIM
1
;
Kyung Soo CHOI
;
Hae Ryong JEONG
;
Seok Hwan KIM
;
Jeong Hun SHIN
;
Jin Ho SHIN
;
Young Hyo LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mdoim@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac arrest;
Stress cardiomyopathy;
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- MeSH:
Acute Coronary Syndrome;
Adult;
Cardiomyopathies;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Coronary Vessels;
Female;
Heart Arrest;
Humans;
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2012;83(3):347-351
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient wall-motion abnormalities involving the left ventricular apex. Emotional or physical stress might play a key role in this reversible form of cardiomyopathy, but the etiology remains unclear. Clinical features of stress-induced cardiomyopathyare similar to those of acute coronary syndrome, but there is no significant stenosis in the coronary arteries. Recently, transient mid-ventricular ballooning syndrome, a variant form of stress-induced cardiomyopathy in which only the mid-ventricle is affected, has been reported. Here, we report a case of a 42-year-old female patient who developed transient mid-ventricular ballooning syndrome after cardiac arrest during autologous fat transplantation.
