Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with outflow tract obstruction

We discuss a case of a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (stress cardiomyopathy, broken heart syndrome, apical ballooning syndrome) who developed hemodynamic collapse due to an interesting twist.

Chao-Wei Hwang, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cardiac Cath Lab, Frederick Health Hospital