Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Masked by Takotsubo Syndrome

Abstract

We describe the case of a 66-year-old female presented to our emergency department (ER) with acute chest pain and diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome that initially prevented from suspecting an apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at echocardiography.

Keywords: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; echocardiography.