SMJ articles in the category "stress cardiomyopathy"

Case Report

Acute Stress Cardiomyopathy Following Treatment of Status Asthmaticus

Abstract:Broken heart syndrome, otherwise known as takotsubo syndrome, is stress-induced cardiomyopathy. Clinical presentation mimics acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, but with characteristic left ventricular apical ballooning. The mechanism is linked to overstimulation of the sympathetic system from high circulating catecholamine levels. We report a 46-year-old Caucasian female whose treatment…

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Case Report

A Rare Case of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicated by a Left Ventricular Thrombus

Abstract:Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare stress-related cardiomyopathy usually seen in postmenopausal women after an emotional stressor. Patients generally present with angina-like substernal chest pain. The electrocardiogram (ECG) shows ST segment elevation or T wave inversions across the anterior precordial leads. Cardiac markers are minimally elevated, without evidence of coronary artery…

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