Population
A 22-year-old woman presenting with takotsubo cardiomyopathy after a syncopal attack caused by torsades de…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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May indicate coexisting sporadic long QT syndrome in takotsubo cardiomyopathy with recurrent QT prolongation; leaves open need for systematic screening or genetic evaluation.
This case highlights a rare presentation where takotsubo cardiomyopathy developed following a syncopal attack caused by torsades de pointes in a patient with sporadic long QT syndrome.
Sasaki et al. (2006) studied this question.
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