Recurrence of tako-tsubo syndrome, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, and iterative ventricular tachycardia: just a fortuitous coincidence or a pathophysiological link?
F. Rotondi, F. Manganelli, M. Capasso, T. Lanzillo, G. Bellizzi, R. Sauro Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy. francesco.rotondi@tin.it
We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with late recurrence of tako-tsubo syndrome, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and prior iterative ventricular tachycardia.
We hypothesize that the pathophysiological link among these clinical conditions could be the hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system.
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F. Rotondi, F. Manganelli, M. Capasso, T. Lanzillo, G. Bellizzi, R. Sauro
Recurrence of tako-tsubo syndrome, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, and iterative ventricular tachycardia: just a fortuitous coincidence or a pathophysiological link?
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2013
Vol. 17 - N. 22
Pages: 3117-3120