Key result
This is the first reported case of a patient developing Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with an embolic basilar artery occlusion.
Population
61-year-old woman with embolic basilar artery occlusion who developed coma and quadriplegia
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
4 months
Authors
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May alert clinicians to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in basilar occlusion; first case extends literature but leaves open causality.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can occur as a rare complication in the acute phase of embolic basilar artery occlusion.
Ueno et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with embolic basilar artery occlusion (n=1). Embolic basilar artery occlusion was evaluated on Development of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This is the first reported case of a patient developing Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with an embolic basilar artery occlusion.
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