Familial Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy: Clinical and Echocardiographic Features Including Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings.
WMJ
; 117(4): 171-174, 2018 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30407769
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is being recognized more frequently; and a familial form of this diagnosis has been suspected but is less well-established. CASE A 75-year-old patient with a family history of TCM was admitted with suspected ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Transthoracic echocardiography showed apical dyskinesis with hyperdynamic basal walls and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 25%. Repeat echocardiography showed normal LVEF of 60% ejection fraction. Cardiac catheterization showed no significant stenosis.DISCUSSION:
TCM is characterized by transient systolic left ventricular dysfunction. A few cases of familial TCM have been reported in the literature and a genetic component is suspected.CONCLUSIONS:
Although there has been a paucity of data, familial cases of TCM have been reported. This case study addresses TCM and the familial occurrence of the syndrome, which may have a genetic basis.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Ecocardiografia
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Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
WMJ
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article