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Coronary Spasm and Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia One Year After Takotsubo
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Coronary Spasm and Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia One Year After Takotsubo

Noah N. Williford, Alexander Mazur, Troy Rhodes, Elaine Demetroulis and Milena A. Gebska
Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes, Vol.3(2), pp.231-234
05/05/2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2019.01.001
PMCID: PMC6543259
PMID: 31193858
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Abstract

Stress cardiomyopathy is typically considered to be a disease with a favorable long-term prognosis, with malignant arrhythmias accompanying only the acute phase. We describe a 51-year-old female who presented with palpitations one year after stress cardiomyopathy and complete recovery of apical left ventricular wall motion. Coronary spasm was strongly suspected based on transient ST-segment elevations followed by sustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia captured on ambulatory Holter. Contrast injection during coronary angiography reproduced spasm and ventricular arrhythmia that resolved with intracoronary nitroglycerine. The patient was intolerant to nitrates therefore discharged on 2 calcium channel blockers. Shared decision was made to implant cardioverter defibrillator.
Case Report ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram VT, ventricular tachycardia

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