Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Induced after Postoperative ICU Care: Case Reports.
10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.152
- Author:
Kuk Hui SON
1
;
Jae Seung JUNG
;
Kwang Taik KIM
;
Kyung SUN
;
Ho Sung SON
;
Jae Yoon SONG
;
Yong Hyun KIM
;
Sung Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sholeemd@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
catecholamine;
stress induced cardiomyopathy;
takotsubo cardiomyopathy
- MeSH:
Catecholamines;
Coronary Artery Disease;
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2009;24(3):152-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
'Takotsubo cardiomyopathy' or 'stress-induced cardiomyopathy' is a newly described clinical entity that's characterized by transient left ventricular apical ballooning and left ventricular apical dyskinesis in the absence of any angiographic feature of significant coronary artery disease. The cause of takotsubo cardiomyopathy is unclear, but catecholamines probably play a role in the genesis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We report here on two cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy that occurred during ICU care.
