A case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy showing two modes of initiation for ventricular fibrillation: Augmented J-wave and torsade de pointes with QT prolongation

• Masato Shimizu, MD, PhD,
• Mitsuhiro Nishizaki, MD, PhD,
• Noriyoshi Yamawake, MD, PhD,
• Hiroyuki Fujii, MD,
• Harumizu Sakudara, MD, PhD,
• Masayasu Hiraoka, MD, PhD, FHRS

Affiliations

Masato Shimizu, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

Mitsuhiro Nishizaki, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

Noriyoshi Yamawake, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

Hiroyuki Fujii, MD

Department of Cardiology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

Harumizu Sakudara, MD, PhD

Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Masayasu Hiraoka, MD, PhD, FHRS

Tokyo Medical and Dental, University, Tokyo, Japan