Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking acute aortic dissection: A case report

Hendrik B. Sager; Heribert Schunkert; Volkhard Kurowski

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.157

Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking acute aortic dissection: A case report

Hendrik B. Sager, Heribert Schunkert, Volkhard Kurowski

University of Lübeck

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Abstract

Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by a transient and reversible left ventricular dysfunction possibly due to a catecholamine-mediated myocardial stunning. This form of cardiomyopathy is rarely associated with cardiogenic shock. Here we report on a patient with Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy induced low output failure in which blood flow disturbances in the thoracic aorta mimicked an acute type A aortic dissection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e68-e69
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	145
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.157
State	Published - 19 Nov 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aortic dissection
Cardiogenic shock
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy
Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy
Transient apical ballooning syndrome

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