A Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Young Female with Infective Endocarditis / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a clinical syndrome characterized by chest pain, transient left ventricular dysfunction, and specific electrocardiographic changes induced by physical or emotional stress. We describe a rare case of this syndrome associated with acute mitral valve bacterial endocarditis in a young female.