Vol 70, No 3 (2012)
Invasive cardiology
Published online: 2012-03-19

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Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with obstruction

Aneta I. Gziut, Elżbieta Piechocka, Tomasz Pawłowski, Mariusz Furmanek
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.78969
Kardiol Pol 2012;70(3):298-301.

Abstract

A 74 year-old patient was admitted to Invasive Cardiology Department. Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction was suspected. Patient has typical chest pain after strong stress. The normal coronary artery was found in coroangiography. The apical ballooning and almost closure in ½ of left ventricle cavity were found in ventriculography. The echocardiography shown asymmetric hypertrophy of heart walls and left ventricle outflow obstruction. The cardiac magnetic resonance was performed because of heart tumour was suspected.

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