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Syncope in a hypertrophic heart at a wedding party: can happiness break a thick heart? Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a hypertrophic heart.


ABSTRACT: A 70-year-old woman with known history of hypertension presented because of a syncopal episode during dinner at a wedding party, followed by chest pain. On physical examination a systolic murmur was noted, and her electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation in anterior leads. She had elevated troponin levels while echocardiography showed a hypertrophic interventricular septum with dyskinetic apex and left ventricular outflow (LVOT) obstruction. Emergency coronary angiography excluded obstructive coronary artery disease and confirmed the presence of LVOT obstruction with a gradient of 90 mm Hg. A left ventriculography showed hypercontractility of the basal and mid segments with apical wall dyskinesia indicating Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Patient was discharged after 6 days of hospitalization with normalization of left ventricular function and regression of the LVOT obstruction. This is an interesting case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated with severe LVOT obstruction in a patient with hypertensive heart disease and a sigmoid septum hypertrophy.

SUBMITTER: Orphanou N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323591 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Syncope in a hypertrophic heart at a wedding party: can happiness break a thick heart? Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a hypertrophic heart.

Orphanou Nicoletta N   Eftychiou Christos C   Papasavvas Elias E   Ioannides Marios M   Avraamides Panayiotis P  

Oxford medical case reports 20200625 6


A 70-year-old woman with known history of hypertension presented because of a syncopal episode during dinner at a wedding party, followed by chest pain. On physical examination a systolic murmur was noted, and her electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation in anterior leads. She had elevated troponin levels while echocardiography showed a hypertrophic interventricular septum with dyskinetic apex and left ventricular outflow (LVOT) obstruction. Emergency coronary angiography excluded obstructi  ...[more]

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