Case report: A patient with transient sigmoid septum in takotsubo syndrome with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Seshika Ratwatte; John Yiannikas
- Source
- J Cardiol Cases
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Takotsubo syndrome
business.industry
Left ventricular outflow obstruction
Ventricular outflow tract obstruction
Case Report
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
cardiovascular system
medicine
Cardiology
030212 general & internal medicine
medicine.symptom
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Complication
- Language
- ISSN
- 1878-5409
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is now recognized as a common complication of takotsubo syndrome, resulting in more serious acute and long-term outcomes. We describe a case of takotsubo syndrome where a transient sigmoid septum produced left ventricular outflow obstruction and explore the mechanisms leading to this occurring. This phenomenon has not been previously described.