Korean J Med.  2014 Mar;86(3):325-328. 10.3904/kjm.2014.86.3.325.

A Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Young Female with Infective Endocarditis

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. rdr0203@hanmail.net

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a clinical syndrome characterized by chest pain, transient left ventricular dysfunction, and specific electrocardiographic changes induced by physical or emotional stress. We describe a rare case of this syndrome associated with acute mitral valve bacterial endocarditis in a young female.

Keyword

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Endocarditis

MeSH Terms

Chest Pain
Electrocardiography
Endocarditis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Female*
Humans
Mitral Valve
Stress, Psychological
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
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