A Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Young Female with Infective Endocarditis.
10.3904/kjm.2014.86.3.325
- Author:
Jeong Won HEO
1
;
Chul Min JUNG
;
Hyun Sun PARK
;
Jang Won CHOI
;
Won Sub OH
;
Byung Ryul CHO
;
Dong Ryeol RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. rdr0203@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy;
Endocarditis
- MeSH:
Chest Pain;
Electrocardiography;
Endocarditis*;
Endocarditis, Bacterial;
Female*;
Humans;
Mitral Valve;
Stress, Psychological;
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy*;
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;86(3):325-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a clinical syndrome characterized by chest pain, transient left ventricular dysfunction, and specific electrocardiographic changes induced by physical or emotional stress. We describe a rare case of this syndrome associated with acute mitral valve bacterial endocarditis in a young female.
