TY - JOUR
T1 - Stroke and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
T2 - Is there more than just cause and effect?
AU - Lee, Will
AU - Profitis, Konstantinos
AU - Barlis, Peter
AU - Van Gaal, William Joseph
PY - 2011/4/14
Y1 - 2011/4/14
N2 - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy has been described as a consequence of stroke or a cardioembolic source of stroke. We present the case of a 43 year-old woman who suffered from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and subsequently developed a large left cerebellar infarct without significant neurological deficits nor evidence of a cardioembolic cause. Catecholamine excess has been postulated to cause myocardial stunning in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and some cases of cerebral ischaemia. In this case, the concurrent occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and stroke without an identifiable source suggests that there may be a possible unifying pathogenetic mechanism.
AB - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy has been described as a consequence of stroke or a cardioembolic source of stroke. We present the case of a 43 year-old woman who suffered from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and subsequently developed a large left cerebellar infarct without significant neurological deficits nor evidence of a cardioembolic cause. Catecholamine excess has been postulated to cause myocardial stunning in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and some cases of cerebral ischaemia. In this case, the concurrent occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and stroke without an identifiable source suggests that there may be a possible unifying pathogenetic mechanism.
KW - Cardiomyopathy
KW - Catecholamine
KW - Myocardial ischaemia
KW - Stroke
KW - Takotsubo
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.02.025
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.02.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 19324428
AN - SCOPUS:79953234922
VL - 148
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
SN - 0167-5273
IS - 2
ER -