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

• Heo JW
• Jung CM
• Park HS
• Choi JW
• Oh WS
• Cho BR
• Ryu DR

• KMID: 1867363
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2014.86.3.325

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