Open AccessTako-tsubo syndrome and hypovolemia
Author(s) -
Olga Vriz,
Rodolfo Citro,
Stefano Martina,
Franco Pertoldi,
Daniela Pavan,
Francesco AntoniniCanterin,
Eduardo Bossone
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
monaldi archives for chest disease. pulmonary series/monaldi archives for chest disease/monaldi archives for chest disease. cardiac series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2009.325
Subject(s) - hypovolemia , takotsubo syndrome , medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , myocardial stunning , physical stress , heart failure , cardiomyopathy , ischemia
Tako-tsubo syndrome (TTS) is a rare disorder characterized by reversible apical left ventricular ballooning usually triggered by an emotional and/or physical stress and often mimicking an acute myocardial infarction. We describe a case of 78 year old woman with TTS associated with hypovolemia and hyponatraemia. The hypovolemic state could have activated the sympathetic system and in turn catecolamine overload with consequent myocardial stunning.