A Case of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Related with the Postpartum Period
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 388-392, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is a relatively rare, unique entity that has only recently been widely appreciated. It characterized by transient left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities (with a peculiar apical ballooning appearance), chest pain or dyspnea, ST-segment elevation and/or T wave inversion and minor elevations of the cardiac enzyme levels. The patients in the previous series were usually women over 50 years of age and a triggering event was identified in most cases; these included severe emotional distress or an acute medical illness. Although reports of single episodes of stress-induced cardiomyopathy are not infrequent in the recent medical literature, we report here on a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy in a young women, and this was related with the post-partum period as a stressful condition.
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Dolor en el Pecho
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Periodo Posparto
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Disnea
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Cardiomiopatías
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Female
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Humans
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Korean Circulation Journal
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2007
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