Author/Authors :
Satoshi Kurisu MD، نويسنده , , Ichiro Inoue، نويسنده , , Takuji Kawagoe MD، نويسنده , , Masaharu Ishihara، نويسنده , , Yuji Shimatani MD، نويسنده , , Yasuharu Nakama، نويسنده , , Keisuke Ohkawa، نويسنده , , Tatsuya Maruhashi، نويسنده , , Eisuke Kagawa، نويسنده , , Kazuoki Dai، نويسنده , , Toshiyuki Aokage، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
An 86-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of chest pain after a heated argument with her daughter. Electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in leads V2–3 and T wave inversion in leads V3–6. Emergency cardiac catheterization was performed 2 h after the onset of chest pain. Coronary angiography showed no significant coronary artery disease. However, left ventriculography showed apical akinesis and basal hyperkinesis (ejection fraction = 42%). She was diagnosed as having tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. Follow-up left ventriculography showed marked improvement of the left ventricular function (ejection fraction = 74%) during only 41 h. She was discharged 3 days later.
