Atypical takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Dobutamine-precipitated apical ballooning with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-75

  Cherian, John ^a   Kothari, Seema ^a   Angelis, Dimitrios ^a   Atef, Amr ^a   Downey, Brian ^a   Kirkpatrick Jr , Joseph ^a  

^a SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathies diagnosis physiopathology; Dobutamine; Echocardiography, stress; Heart ventricles physiopathology ultrasonography; Stress complications; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; STRESS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 42549135068     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Abe Y, Kondo M, Matsuoka R, Araki M, Dohyama K, Tanio H. Assessment of clinical features in transient left ventricular apical ballooning. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41(5):737-42.
2. Park JH, Kang SJ, Song JK, Kim HK, Lim CM, Kang DH, Koh Y. Left ventricular apical ballooning due to severe physical stress in patients admitted to the medical ICU. Chest 2005;128(1):296-302.
3. Bybee KA, Kara T, Prasad A, Lerman A, Barsness GW, Wright RS, Rihal CS. Systematic review: transient left ventricular apical ballooning: a syndrome that mimics ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med 2004;141(11):858-65.
4. Quezado ZN, Keiser HR, Parker MM. Reversible myocardial depression after massive catecholamine release from a pheochromocytoma. Crit Care Med 1992;20(4):549-51.
5. Ueyama T, Senba E, Kasamatsu K, Hano T, Yamamoto K, Nishio I, et al. Molecular mechanism of emotional stress-induced and catecholamine-induced heart attack. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003;41 Suppl 1:S115-8.
6. Rosenmann D, Balkin J, Butnaru A, Wanderman K, Klutstein M, Tzivoni D. Transient left ventricular apical ballooning. Report of 5 Israeli patients. Cardiology 2006;105(2):124-7.
7. Merli E, Sutcliffe S, Gori M, Sutherland GG. Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy: new insights into the possible underlying pathophysiology. Eur J Echocardiogr 2006;7(1):53-61.
8. Villareal RP, Achari A, Wilansky S, Wilson JM. Anteroapical stunning and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Mayo Clin Proc 2001;76(1):79-83.
9. Silberbauer J, Hong P, Lloyd GW. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ballooning syndrome) induced during dobutamine stress echocardiography. Eur J Echocardiogr 2008;9(1):136-8.