Lu Daniel Y, Caplow Julie, Quatromoni Neha, Forde-McLean Rhondalyn, Owens Anjali Tiku
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Cardiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Case Rep Cardiol. 2016;2016:2693062. doi: 10.1155/2016/2693062. Epub 2016 Aug 3.
Takotsubo Syndrome is a transient condition characterized by left ventricular systolic dysfunction with apical akinesis/dyskinesis and ballooning. Although the prognosis with medical management is excellent in most cases, rare cases of serious complications can occur. We present here a case of a 71-year-old woman presenting with acute decompensated heart failure with initial findings consistent with a myocardial infarction, who was found instead to have an acute ventricular septal defect as a complication of Takotsubo Syndrome.
应激性心肌病是一种短暂性病症,其特征为左心室收缩功能障碍伴心尖运动减弱/运动障碍及膨出。尽管大多数情况下药物治疗的预后良好,但仍可能发生罕见的严重并发症。我们在此报告一例71岁女性患者,以急性失代偿性心力衰竭就诊,初始检查结果与心肌梗死相符,但最终发现是应激性心肌病并发急性室间隔缺损。