Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after delivery in an oestrogen-deficient patient

Akinori Sato; Nobue Yagihara; Makoto Kodama; Wataru Mitsuma; Hitoshi Tachikawa; Masahiro Ito; Haruo Hanawa; Yoshifusa Aizawa

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.007

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after delivery in an oestrogen-deficient patient

Int J Cardiol. 2011 Jun 2;149(2):e78-e79. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.007. Epub 2009 May 2.

Authors

Akinori Sato¹, Nobue Yagihara², Makoto Kodama², Wataru Mitsuma², Hitoshi Tachikawa², Masahiro Ito², Haruo Hanawa², Yoshifusa Aizawa²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi, Chuo-Ku, Niigata-City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi, Chuo-Ku, Niigata-City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.

PMID: 19411122
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.007

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterised by a reversible left ventricular wall motion abnormality that is observed as apical ballooning without significant coronary arterial stenosis; it occurs predominantly in postmenopausal women. Here, we report a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after delivery in a patient with oestrogen deficiency due to Turner's syndrome. This case shows the pathogenic role of an inadequate oestrogen level in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Delivery, Obstetric*
Estrogens / biosynthesis
Estrogens / deficiency*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / etiology
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / physiopathology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / blood
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology
Turner Syndrome / complications
Turner Syndrome / diagnosis*
Turner Syndrome / physiopathology

Substances

Estrogens