Author/Authors :
Akyüz, Ali Rıza Akçaabat Haçkalı Baba State Hospital - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Korkmaz, Levent Ahi Evren Thorasic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Turan, Turhan Ahi Evren Thorasic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Varlıbaş, Ayhan Akçaabat Haçkalı Baba State Hospital - Department of Neurology, Turkey
Abstract :
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCMP) is characterized by transient akinesis of the mid and apical segments of left ventricular walls in the absence of significant coronary artery disease (1). Other conditions include: chest pain, ischemic ECG abnormalities, and a mild increase of cardiac enzymes (2). TCMP may develop due to the acute stroke. In addition, patients with TCMP may have left ventricular apical thrombus that may lead to the acute ischemic stroke (3-5). In this case, we detected TCMP in patient with acute ischemic stroke and complete aphasia. Interesting point of our case is that we are not sure which the first is.
