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 |
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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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