Early recurrence of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: different triggers inducing different apical ballooning patterns

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Abstract

We report the case of early recurrence of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis triggered by different stressors. A first episode with typical apical ballooning was anticipated by an emotional stress; a second, characterized by systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve associated with mitral regurgitation and severe intra-ventricular gradient, was precipitated by surgical stress and hypovolemia. We therefore hypothesize both a possible link between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy, and between different stressors and different Tako-Tsubo patterns.

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  • Santoro F. , Ieva R. , Ferraretti A. , Carapelle E. , De Gennaro L. , Specchio L.M. , Di Biase M. , Brunetti N.D.

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JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE

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2017

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1558-2027

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