A Case of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Related with the Postpartum Period.
10.4070/kcj.2007.37.8.388
- Author:
Jun Han JEON
1
;
Sung Ho HER
;
Jong Min LEE
;
Hee Jeoung YOON
;
Jung Yeon CHIN
;
Ki Hoon PARK
;
Kang Yeon WON
;
Byung Soo JIE
;
Ye Ree PARK
;
Seung Won JIN
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. hhhsungho@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiomyopathies;
Stress;
Postpartum period
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathies*;
Chest Pain;
Dyspnea;
Female;
Humans;
Postpartum Period*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2007;37(8):388-392
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is a relatively rare, unique entity that has only recently been widely appreciated. It characterized by transient left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities (with a peculiar apical ballooning appearance), chest pain or dyspnea, ST-segment elevation and/or T wave inversion and minor elevations of the cardiac enzyme levels. The patients in the previous series were usually women over 50 years of age and a triggering event was identified in most cases; these included severe emotional distress or an acute medical illness. Although reports of single episodes of stress-induced cardiomyopathy are not infrequent in the recent medical literature, we report here on a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy in a young women, and this was related with the post-partum period as a stressful condition.
