Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a unique cardiomyopathy characterized by chest pain, ECG, and regional wall motion abnormalities closely mimicking acute myocardial infarction, in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. Classic ECG changes of TCM include ST elevation or T wave inversion...
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| author | Krati Chauhan Siva P. Sontineni Venkata M. Alla Mark J. Holmberg |
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| description | Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a unique cardiomyopathy characterized by chest pain, ECG, and regional wall motion abnormalities closely mimicking acute myocardial infarction, in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. Classic ECG changes of TCM include ST elevation or T wave inversion. However, ECG abnormalities of TCM in patients with paced ventricular rhythms have not been well characterized. Herein, we report the case of an 85-year-old pacemaker dependant female who was diagnosed with TCM four weeks following the demise of her husband. Abnormal negative T wave concordance in precordial leads and QT interval prolongation were the only new ECG findings and these reverted back to baseline on followup. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ebd11bcccbd5495fa8444688544d83062025-02-03T01:25:22ZengWileyCardiology Research and Practice2090-05972010-01-01201010.4061/2010/643832643832Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular RhythmKrati Chauhan0Siva P. Sontineni1Venkata M. Alla2Mark J. Holmberg3Department of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USADivision of Cardiology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USADivision of Cardiology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USADivision of Cardiology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USATakotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a unique cardiomyopathy characterized by chest pain, ECG, and regional wall motion abnormalities closely mimicking acute myocardial infarction, in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. Classic ECG changes of TCM include ST elevation or T wave inversion. However, ECG abnormalities of TCM in patients with paced ventricular rhythms have not been well characterized. Herein, we report the case of an 85-year-old pacemaker dependant female who was diagnosed with TCM four weeks following the demise of her husband. Abnormal negative T wave concordance in precordial leads and QT interval prolongation were the only new ECG findings and these reverted back to baseline on followup.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/643832 |
| spellingShingle | Krati Chauhan Siva P. Sontineni Venkata M. Alla Mark J. Holmberg Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm Cardiology Research and Practice |
| title | Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm |
| title_full | Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm |
| title_fullStr | Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm |
| title_short | Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm |
| title_sort | electrocardiographic abnormalities of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with paced ventricular rhythm |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/643832 |
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