Transient global amnesia and broken heart syndrome: two faces of one pathology

Clin Auton Res. 2015 Jun;25(3):189-91. doi: 10.1007/s10286-015-0284-z. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

Abstract

We present a case of a 57-year-old female patient with transient global amnesia, who later developed broken heart syndrome also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The present case underlines that co-occurrence of both pathologies might still be an under-recognized clinical problem.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Amnesia, Transient Global / complications
  • Amnesia, Transient Global / pathology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / complications
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome