1. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case report.
- Author
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Khan AN and Malik ES
- Subjects
- Female, Humans, Adolescent, Chest Pain etiology, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy diagnostic imaging, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy etiology, Acute Coronary Syndrome complications, Myocardial Infarction complications, Coronary Stenosis complications
- Abstract
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a cardiac syndrome of rare type involving apical akinesis of the left ventricle. Symptoms of acute myocardial infarction, i.e. chest pain, S-T changes, and positive cardiac enzymes, are observed in patients with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Cardiac angiography of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy patients manifest left ventricular apical ballooning with no remarkable coronary artery stenosis. Mostly the cases are managed on the lines of treatment for Acute Coronary Syndrome. We present a case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a teenage girl from Karachi, Pakistan. The prevalence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Pakistan is yet to be mapped due to its rarity.
- Published
- 2023
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