Background Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as "stress induced cardiomyopathy", is an acute cardiac condition characterized by transient myocardial dysfunction associated with a peculiar pattern of reversibile left ventricular ballooning that mimics myocardial infarction, but with normal coronary arteries. Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy typically occurs in postmenopausal women and it is often triggered by physical or emotional stressful events. We report on a patient with Alzheimer's disease, who presented with TTC and an ischemic stroke. © 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
Tako tsubo and ischemic stroke in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease / Pellicano, Clelia; LA STARZA, Sara; A., Spalloni; Rasura, Maurizia. - In: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 1594-0667. - 26:6(2014), pp. 673-675. [10.1007/s40520-014-0220-4]
Tako tsubo and ischemic stroke in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease
PELLICANO, CLELIA;LA STARZA, SARA;RASURA, Maurizia
2014
Abstract
Background Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as "stress induced cardiomyopathy", is an acute cardiac condition characterized by transient myocardial dysfunction associated with a peculiar pattern of reversibile left ventricular ballooning that mimics myocardial infarction, but with normal coronary arteries. Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy typically occurs in postmenopausal women and it is often triggered by physical or emotional stressful events. We report on a patient with Alzheimer's disease, who presented with TTC and an ischemic stroke. © 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
