Ventricular Septal Defect from Takotsubo Syndrome

Abstract EN

Takotsubo Syndrome is a transient condition characterized by left ventricular systolic dysfunction with apical akinesis/dyskinesis and ballooning.

Although the prognosis with medical management is excellent in most cases, rare cases of serious complications can occur.

We present here a case of a 71-year-old woman presenting with acute decompensated heart failure with initial findings consistent with a myocardial infarction, who was found instead to have an acute ventricular septal defect as a complication of Takotsubo Syndrome.