Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Myocardial Infarction in a Man with Myasthenic Crisis: A Case Report and Literature Review

摘要: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a syndrome characterized by transient and reversible regional myocardial dysfunction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease classically resulting ventricular apical ballooning. It has strong female predominance with onset generally seventh decade life, hypothesized pathophysiology related to excess catecholaminergic stimulation, particularly during episodes physical or emotional stress. cardiomyopathy been previously reported myasthenic crisis, acute deterioration myasthenia gravis typically involving respiratory failure that also associated We present case an atypically young male patient classical takotsubo setting crisis after thymectomy initially concerning for ST segment elevation infarction, review literature crisis.