[Morpho-functional imaging of a rare case of tako-tsubo syndrome in a young pregnant woman]

Recenti Prog Med. 2012 Nov;103(11):549-51. doi: 10.1701/1166.12908.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

We report the case of a pregnant patient who developed the typical pattern of tako-tsubo syndrome after delivery (i.e., electrocardiographic changes, elevated cardiac enzymes, and no evidence of coronary stenosis). SPECT imaging showed myocardial perfusion defects and altered motility, which reversed 6 months later.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / physiopathology*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / physiopathology*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon