A Case of Reversal of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Patient with Pheochromocytoma.
- Author:
Tae Seok KIM
1
;
Eun Ho CHU
;
Hyun Hee KANG
;
Song Wook CHUN
;
Eun Ju CHO
;
Jae Hyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. africacej@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Takotsubo;
Cardiomyopathy;
Pheochromocytoma;
Mitral regurgitation
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathies;
Catecholamines;
Coronary Artery Disease;
Humans;
Korea;
Mitral Valve Insufficiency;
Pheochromocytoma*;
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy*
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2007;15(2):50-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
'Takotsubo cardiomyopathy' or 'stress-induced cardiomyopathy' is a newly described clinical entity characterized by transient left ventricular apical ballooning and left ventricular apical dyskinesis in the absence of angiographic feature of significant coronary artery disease. The cause of takotsubo cardiomyopathy is unclear, but catecholamines probably play a role in the takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We report a case of pheochromocytoma-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy that showed atypical pattern of reversed takotsubo cardiomyopathy with transient significant mitral regurgitation. This is the first case showing the reversal of takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pheochromocytoma in Korea.
