Nasir Iqbal, Usman Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Imran Hanif, Majid Kaleem.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with history of seizures: a case mimicking acute coronary syndrome.
Pak Heart J Jan ;48(1):52-5.

First described in Japan, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is increasingly becoming recognized worldwide as a cause of sudden and reversible diminished left ventricular function characterized by left apical ballooning and hyper kinesis of the basal segments, often with symptoms mimicking acute coronary syndrome.Associated with physical or emotional stress, its exact pathogenesis has not been established, though evidence supports a neurohumoral etiology. Seizures have been reported as triggers of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It is unknown if seizure associated TTC differs from TTC associated with other triggers. In this report, we present a rare case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a young female who presented with chest pain having a history of transient attacks of seizures.

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