[Takotsubo syndrome complicated by ventricular thrombosis and pericarditis]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2021 May;22(5):401-403. doi: 10.1714/3592.35750.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Takotsubo syndrome is a heart disease characterized by transient ventricular dysfunction; although it is considered a benign pathology, it is not free from serious complications. Intraventricular thrombosis is a rare occurrence as well as pericarditis, and the simultaneous presence of both complications is very exceptional. Here we describe a case. Diagnosis and therapeutic management was successfully guided by multimodality imaging.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Pericarditis* / diagnosis
  • Pericarditis* / etiology
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / complications
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / diagnosis
  • Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis* / etiology