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- Title
Two Cases of Ampulla (Takotsubo-Shaped) Cardiomyopathy Associated with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
- Authors
Takeoka, Yasunobu; Nakamae, Mika; Nakamae, Hirohisa; Hagihara, Kiyoyuki; Sakamoto, Erina; Nakane, Takahiko; Koh, Hideo; Koh, Ki-Ryang; Ohta, Kensuke; Yamane, Takahisa; Hino, Masayuki
- Abstract
There have been many reports of patients with ampulla cardiomyopathy described as takotsubo-shaped cardiomyopathy in the cardiovascular field. This unique cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient apical ballooning and hypokinesis of the left ventricle. We describe 2 cases of ampulla cardiomyopathy associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). In both of the patients, ventricular dysfunction suddenly occurred during the active phase of HLH. In each case, the findings on ECG, echocardiogram and left ventriculogram were compatible with ampulla cardiomyopathy. To our knowledge, this communication is the first to report cases of ampulla cardiomyopathy associated with HLH. Our cases suggest that HLH hypercytokinemia may have a role in causing ampulla cardiomyopathy. Copyright © 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
CARDIOMYOPATHIES; LYMPHOCYTES; MYOCARDIAL infarction; LYMPHOMAS; TUMORS
- Publication
Acta Haematologica, 2007, Vol 117, Issue 4, p205
- ISSN
0001-5792
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000098461