Inne oblicza ostrych zespołów wieńcowych — kardiomiopatia takotsubo

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomiopathy is a rare, very interesting disease which aetiology stays unclear. It manifests with a typical stenocardia associated with a chronic and acute stress. It affects most commonly white female in a perimenopausal age. Diagnosis is based on a quite fast disappearing typical changes showed in electrocardiography and echocardiography associated with a normal view of coronary arteries in angiography. Prognosis is usually successful.