Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a 22-Year-Old Single-Ventricle Patient.

ABSTRACT: We report a highly unusual case of a 22-year-old woman with single-ventricle anatomy and a history of Fontan palliation who developed takotsubo cardiomyopathy. To our knowledge, takotsubo cardiomyopathy has not previously been described in a patient with single-ventricle anatomy, or more generally in any patient with congenital heart disease. The patient presented at our clinic for urgent examination after a 2-day history of chest pain that had begun upon the death of her dog. Invasive evaluation was refused by the patient; instead, she underwent electrocardiogram-gated coronary computed tomographic angiography, to rule out obstructive coronary disease. A physician who suspects takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient should look for new-onset chest pain and dyspnea coupled with these feature

SUBMITTER: Derk GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4810588 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature