Acute Coronary Syndrome Mimicking Atypical Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Panhypopituitarism.

Author: Chan Seok PARK ¹ ; Yu Seon YUN ; Yoon Ji KIM ; Mi Jeong KIM ; Eun Joo CHO ; Sang Hyun IHM ; Hae Ok JUNG ; Hui Kyung JEON ; Hee Yeol KIM ; Ho Joong YOUN
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1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cumckhy@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy; Acute coronary syndrome; Echocardiography
MeSH: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Cardiomyopathies; Echocardiography; Female; Humans; Hypopituitarism; Myocardial Infarction
From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2010;18(1):16-20
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is frequently confused with acute coronary syndromes. We encountered a 64-year old female patient with panhypopituitarism initially suspected as atypical stress-induced cardiomyopathy due to her history and initial echocardiographic findings. She was finally diagnosed as non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction based on the findings of coronary angiogram, intravascular ultrasound and subsequent echocardiogram.