Three Cases of Stress Induced Transient LV Dysfunction: Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy.
- Author:
Do Hoi KIM
1
;
Duk Won BANG
;
Ji Hoon AHN
;
Seung Hoon PARK
;
Hyun Suk OH
;
Yeo Jun YOON
;
Min Soo HYON
;
Sung Koo KIM
;
Young Joo KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. bdjazz@nate.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Left ventricular apical ballooning;
Cardiomyopathy;
Stress
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathies*;
Chest Pain;
Electrocardiography;
Myocardial Infarction;
Myocardial Ischemia;
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left;
Ventricular Function, Left
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2005;13(2):83-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A recently reported cardiac syndrome of transient left ventricular dysfunction, clinically resembles acute myocardial infarction and presents with chest pain, ECG changes and minimal elevation of cardiac enzymes in absence of myocardial ischemia or injury. The clinical presentation includes a wide range of symptoms and left ventricular function is normalized completely within days to weeks. This syndrome is likely a non-ischemic, metabolic-dependent syndrome caused by stress-induced activation of the cardiac adrenoreceptors. We report three cases of stress-induced transient LV dysfuction.
