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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by Dressler's syndrome.
Department of Hepatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA. edmundleejm@hotmail.com
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an increasingly recognised syndrome characterised by transient apical left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. We describe a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by Dressler's syndrome. To our knowledge, these two conditions have not previously been reported in combination.
PMID: 18558897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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