A case of Takotsubo syndrome in patient with diagnosis of myocardial infarction

In the last decade with the wide applying of angiography the Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (CMPT) is diagnosed more often. It is characterized by the ECG abnormalities which are similar to those of acute coronary syndrome, elevating of myocardial injury biomarkers and absence of obvious atherosclerosis of coronary arteries. Left ventriculography usually shows the characteristics of apical ballooning. Pathophysiology mechanisms underlying the disease are not well understood, but most investigators attribute it to the reversible form of neurogenic CMP. Authors describe firstly diagnosed case of CMPT in their practice.