Association of a congenital long QT syndrome type 1 with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Ibrahim El-Battrawy; Michael Behnes; Martin Borggrefe; Ibrahim Akin

doi:10.1002/ccr3.567

Association of a congenital long QT syndrome type 1 with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Clin Case Rep. 2016 Jul 12;4(8):789-92. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.567. eCollection 2016 Aug.

Authors

Ibrahim El-Battrawy¹, Michael Behnes¹, Martin Borggrefe¹, Ibrahim Akin¹

Affiliation

¹ First Department of Medicine University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM) Faculty of Medicine Mannheim University of Heidelberg Mannheim Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Mannheim Mannheim Germany.

Abstract

The occurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with congenital long QT syndrome has rarely been described. This case report discusses the occurrence of a clinically overt takotsubo cardiomyopathy accompanied by congenital long QT syndrome type 1 in a female patient.

Keywords: Apical ballooning; Congenital long QT syndrome; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports