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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an unusual cardiomyopathy at an unusual age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2010

Lazaro E. Hernandez ,
Yadira Martinez  and
Kak-Chen Chan
Lazaro E. Hernandez*
Affiliation:
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Heart Station, Hollywood, Florida, United States of America
Yadira Martinez
Affiliation:
Pediatric Heart Associates, Hollywood, Florida, United States of America
Kak-Chen Chan*
Affiliation:
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Heart Station, Hollywood, Florida, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: K.-C. Chan FRCP, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Heart Station, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, Florida 33021, United States of America. Tel: +954 265 3437; Fax: +954 983 5052; E-mails: lazhernandez@mhs.net and kcchan@mhs.net
Correspondence to: K.-C. Chan FRCP, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Heart Station, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, Florida 33021, United States of America. Tel: +954 265 3437; Fax: +954 983 5052; E-mails: lazhernandez@mhs.net and kcchan@mhs.net
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Abstract

We describe an atypical presentation of stress-induced cardiomyopathy – Takotsubo cardiomyopathy – in a 16-month-old boy previously diagnosed with cyclic vomiting and episodic hypertension. He developed features of cardiac failure and his echocardiogram showed left ventricular wall motion abnormality accompanied with elevated cardiac enzymes. Cardiac catheterisation showed no coronary arterial abnormality. Complete spontaneous recovery occurred 2 weeks after admission.

Keywords

Heart failurecardiomyopathy
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , October 2010 , pp. 577 - 579
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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