Acute Cerebral Infarction Following Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated With Pneumothorax.
- Author:
Min Gyu PARK
1
;
Seonhye KIM
;
Jae Hyeok LEE
;
Jae Wook JO
;
Dae Seong KIM
;
Yong Hyun PARK
;
Yong Joon RA
;
Kyung Pil PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea. kppark@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy;
Acute cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Cerebral Infarction;
Coronary Vessels;
Humans;
Pneumothorax;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy;
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2011;29(2):136-138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient condition characterized by acute left ventricular dysfunction without evidence of significant coronary artery obstruction. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is not an uncommon complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage or acute cerebral infarction, but acute cerebral infarction is a rare thromboembolic complication in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We present a patient with acute cerebral infarction following Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with pneumothorax.
