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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
A 66-year-old man developed a fever and had a syncopal attack during treatment with imipramine and amantadine for depression and Parkinson's disease. His muscular enzyme levels were very high, so he was diagnosed with incomplete syndrome malin and given hydration therapy. The electrocardiogram recorded an ST segment elevation like acute myocardial infarction in most leads, and the echocardiogram revealed left ventricular dysfunction with severe hypokinesis to dyskinesis of the anterior and apical wall regions, and hyperkinesis of the basal wall. One month from onset, the left ventricular contractility had not changed despite normal coronary arteries. Thallium-201((201)Tl) myocardial scintigraphy showed a perfusion defect and there was no accumulation of iodine-123((123)I) metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) in the entire apex of the heart. Left ventricular function returned to normal and repeat (201)Tl scintigraphy showed recovery by the 4th month. However, there was still an absence of cardiac MIBG uptake. There are a number of reports from Japan of a syndrome demonstrating such reversible left ventricular dysfunction, called 'tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy', but the present case is the first to be associated with syndrome malin. A coronary microvascular abnormality and cardiac sympathetic denervation probably both play an important role in tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1346-9843
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
721-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
'Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy' associated with syndrome malin: reversible left ventricular dysfunction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, Bokutou Metropolitan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports