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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2011;22(4): 354-358. |
| Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy following Pacemaker Implantation |
| Seong Gyu Yoon, Min Seok Choi, Sung Ho Her, Mahn Won Park, Ju Yeol Baek, Jung Sun Cho, Jae Hyun Moon, Joon Young Kim, Jang Hyun Cho |
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
2Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. choiminseok2k@catholic.ac.kr
3Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Carollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea. |
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called apical ballooning syndrome or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a unique reversible cardiomyopathy that is frequently precipitated by a stressful event, and is described as a typical form of acute transient left ventricular dysfunction. The classic situation is postmenopausal women presenting with chest pain or dyspnea. The overall prognosis is favorable. We report a case of a 75-year-old female patient who came to our hospital with dizziness, which was found to be caused by transient apical ballooning following permanent pacemaker implantation. |
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (Apical ballooning syndrome, stress-induced cardiomyopathy), atrioventricular block, artificial pacemaker |
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