Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm | Zendy

Krati Chauhan | Zendy; Siva P. Sontineni | Zendy; Venkata Alla | Zendy; Mark J. Holmberg | Zendy

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Electrocardiographic Abnormalities of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Paced Ventricular Rhythm

Author(s) -

Krati Chauhan,

Siva P. Sontineni,

Venkata Alla,

Mark J. Holmberg

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

cardiology research and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 2090-8016

pISSN - 2090-0597

DOI - 10.4061/2010/643832

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , t wave , chest pain , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , qt interval , electrocardiography , st segment , heart failure

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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