Key result
Radiographic evidence of a cerebral hemorrhage presented as a strong etiology for the cardiac changes resembling tako-tsubo syndrome in a single patient.
Case Report (n=1)
Cerebral hemorrhage should be considered as a potential etiology for cardiac changes mimicking tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
There have been some reports in medical literature of patients with profound, reversible left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction after sudden emotional stress. Originally, in Japan, the pattern was called tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. ST-segment elevation is seen with this syndrome, and it may look like acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. However, it has also been well established that a subarachnoid hemorrhage can manifest with cardiac abnormalities. The authors describe a case involving a cerebral hemorrhage and a potential tako-tsubo-like cardiomyopathy in the same patient. In conclusion, even though the patient's presentation appears to be a tako-tsubo syndrome, the radiographic evidence of a cerebral hemorrhage presents as a stronger etiology for the cardiac changes that occur in our patient.
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Nault et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Cerebral hemorrhage and tako-tsubo-like cardiomyopathy (n=1). Cerebral hemorrhage was evaluated on Cardiac changes / tako-tsubo-like cardiomyopathy. Radiographic evidence of a cerebral hemorrhage presented as a strong etiology for the cardiac changes resembling tako-tsubo syndrome in a single patient.
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