Author/Editor     Poglajen, Gregor; Harlander, Matevž; Kržišnik-Zorman, Simona; Noč, Marko
Title     Kardiomiopatija takotsubo: prikaz primera in pregled literature
Translated title     Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy: case report and review of literature
Type     članek
Source     Slov Kardiol
Vol. and No.     Letnik 7, št. 1
Publication year     2010
Volume     str. 48-52
Language     slo
Abstract     Stress cardiomyopathy, also known as 'Tako-tsubo' cardiomyopathy, is becomming increasingly reckognised disease entity. Its main feature is transient and sometimes severe akinesia of the apical portion of the left ventride, and normal coronarogram. This develops due to decreased contractility of the distal and apical portions of left ventride and compensatory hypercontractility of its basal portions. Tako-tsubo has gained more iwidespread nterest over the past years, when several studies showed it is often underdiagnosed due to its dinical resemblance to STEM!. We present a patient who developed a typical dinical picture and EKG features of STEMI after sever emotional stress. With the typical history and characteristic ventriculography with normal coronary arteries a diagnosis of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy was estabished.
Descriptors     MYOCARDIAL DISEASES
STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
MIDDLE AGE