Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with ...
CASE REPORT
Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Antiphosholipid Syndrome Secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythemathosus (SLE)
B A Lim, MRCP Consultant Cardiologist and Physician, Suite 211,Mahkota Medical Centre, 3, Mahkota Melaka, Jalan Merdeka, 75000, Melaka, Malaysia
SUMMARY Tako Tsubo cardiomyopathy is rare, stress related and indistinguishable from acute myocardial infarction clinically. Proper diagnosis is essential to avoid unnecessary thrombolysis and life long management of coronary artery disease.
KEY WORDS: Tako Tsubo cardiomyopathy, SLE, Myocardial infarct, Cerebral infarct
INTRODUCTION The purpose of this case report is to highlight a rare form of cardiomyopathy which has different therapeutic strategy and prognostic implication compared to acute myocardial infarction. Correct diagnosis is essential so that patient may not receive unnecessary thrombolysis and long term management of coronary artery disease.
CASE REPORT A 62 year old post menopausal lady was admitted with generalized seizure. She had a similar episode two and a half months earlier. CT brain at that time showed left parieto occipital infarct. She was diagnosed with SLE two years earlier based on the history of fleeting joint pains and swelling,raised ESR of>120 mm/hr, ANF 2560, anti double stranded DNA 320( ................
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