Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associated with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
10.14253/kjcn.2015.17.2.73
- Author:
Chul Hoo KANG
1
;
Jung Hwan OH
;
Sook Keun SONG
;
Sa Yoon KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. neurokang@jejunu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Guillain-Barre syndrome;
Heart failure;
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- MeSH:
Acute Coronary Syndrome;
Aged;
Angiography;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Electrocardiography;
Extremities;
Female;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome*;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy*;
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
2015;17(2):73-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 69-year-old woman presented with a progressive limb weakness. Both clinical and neurophysiological findings were consistent with diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Two days after admission, the patient suffered from an acute coronary syndrome without stenosis at coronary arteriography. Echocardiography revealed left ventricular inferior wall and apical akinesia and decreased ejection fraction. A diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was then made. Left ventricular dysfunction and electrocardiography normalized within one month. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can be developed as a complication of GBS.
