Author/Authors :
Sezavar, Hashem Department of Cardiology - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Toofaninejad, Neda Department of Cardiology - Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran , Hajsadeghi, Shokoufeh Department of Cardiology - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Riahi Beni, Hassan Department of Cardiology - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ghanavati, Reza Department of Cardiology - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Hajahmadi, Marjan Department of Cardiology - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Hassanzadeh, Morteza Department of Internal Medicine - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy that occurs primarily in postmenopausal women. It mimics
clinical picture of acute coronary syndrome with nonobstructive coronary arteries and a characteristic transient left (or bi-)
ventricular apical ballooning at angiography. The exact pathogenesis of TCM is not well recognized. Hereby we present an unusual
case of TCM that presents with signs and symptoms of acute pericarditis and was also found to have a coexisting coronary muscle
bridge on coronary angiography. We discuss the impact of these associations in better understanding of the pathogenesis of TCM.
