Perry Fisher
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, USA
Title: Pericardial effusion in the setting of takosubo cardiomyopathy
Biography
Biography: Perry Fisher
Abstract
Takosubo cardiomyopathy (TC), also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a syndrome characterized by cardiac dyskinesis with symptoms that mimic those of myocardial infarction, but present in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. While its pathogenesis is not completely understood, TC is believed to be triggered by acute illness and/or emotional stress. It is theorized that this syndrome’s inflammatory features extend to the pericardium; however little data exists regarding the incidence of pericardial effusion in the setting of TC.To illustrate an incident of TC with concurrent pericardial effusion – the association of which remains questionable.Bybee KA, Kara T, Prasad A, et al. Systematic review: transient left ventricular apical ballooning: a syndrome that mimics ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med 2004; 141:858.Eitel I, Lücke C, Grothoff M et al (2010) Inflammation in takotsubo cardiomyopathy: insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Radiol 20(2):422–431 16.