Acute coronary syndrome mimicking atypical stress-induced cardiomyopathy in a patient with panhypopituitarism

J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2010 Mar;18(1):16-20. doi: 10.4250/jcu.2010.18.1.16. Epub 2010 Mar 31.

Abstract

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is frequently confused with acute coronary syndromes. We encountered a 64-year old female patient with panhypopituitarism initially suspected as atypical stress-induced cardiomyopathy due to her history and initial echocardiographic findings. She was finally diagnosed as non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction based on the findings of coronary angiogram, intravascular ultrasound and subsequent echocardiogram.

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Echocardiography; Stress-induced cardiomyopathy.

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