Development of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with hormonally active adrenal tumor – feochromocytome
2011
Abstract
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction connected with chest pain, ECG changes imitating acute myocardial infarction with cardiac markers elevation, without obstructive coronary artery disease, in consequence of stress situation. Exact cause of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy remains unknown, although several patophysiological mechanisms have been proposed.
Probable reason is a high level of catecholamines which causes a myocardial dysfunction. In our case report we describe a case of a 47-year-old female with tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy which was induced by catecholamine overproduction in association with pheochromocytoma of right adrenal gland.