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SUBMITTER: Lu DY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4987479 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Case reports in cardiology 20160803
Takotsubo Syndrome is a transient condition characterized by left ventricular systolic dysfunction with apical akinesis/dyskinesis and ballooning. Although the prognosis with medical management is excellent in most cases, rare cases of serious complications can occur. We present here a case of a 71-year-old woman presenting with acute decompensated heart failure with initial findings consistent with a myocardial infarction, who was found instead to have an acute ventricular septal defect as a co ...[more]