Korean J Med > Volume 86(3); 2014 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2014;86(3):325-328.
Published online March 1, 2014.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2014.86.3.325   
A Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Young Female with Infective Endocarditis
Jeong Won Heo, Chul Min Jung, Hyun Sun Park, Jang Won Choi, Won Sub Oh, Byung Ryul Cho, Dong Ryeol Ryu
Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
감염성 심내막염이 발생한 젊은 여성에서 동반된 스트레스성 심근병증
허정원, 정철민, 박현선, 최장원, 오원섭, 조병렬, 류동열
강원대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실
Correspondence: 
Dong Ryeol Ryu, Tel: +82-33-258-9439, Fax: +82-33-258-2432, Email: rdr0203@hanmail.net
Received: 12 March 2013   • Revised: 3 May 2013   • Accepted: 13 June 2013
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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. (Korean J Med 2014;86:325-328)
Key Words: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Endocarditis
주제어: 스트레스성 심근병증; 심내막염


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