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Stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy is rarely associated with left ventricular thrombus and thromboembolic complications, which are not well characterized.
Case Report (n=1)
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Although Takotsubo cardiomyopathy typically has a favorable prognosis, clinicians should be aware of rare but severe thromboembolic complications such as left ventricular thrombus and stroke.
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May support anticoagulation consideration in Takotsubo with LV thrombus; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called stress-induced cardiomyopathy, usually occurs in patients with severe emotional or physiologic stress. The prognosis is favorable, and the wall motion abnormlities normalize within weeks. However, stress-induced cardiomyopathy is rarely assosicated with left ventricular thrombus and thromboembolic complications. Here, we report a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombus that embolized to cause cerebral infarction.
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Shin et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombus and cerebral infarction (n=1). Low molecular weight heparin and warfarin was evaluated on Resolution of left ventricular thrombus and wall motion improvement.
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