背景:Takotsubo心肌病是新近描述的一种罕见临床疾病,以无血管造影显著冠状动脉疾病证据的短暂性左室心尖球形改变及运动不能为特征,主要见于绝经后女性。该病于2004年在美国首次证实,且仅在日本患者和白人患者中曾被报道。病例报道:1例77岁的夏威夷 BACKGROUND: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a newly described rare clinical condition characterized by transient left apexospheric changes without evidence of angiographic evidence of significant coronary artery disease and motor impairment, primarily in postmenopausal women. The disease was first confirmed in the United States in 2004 and has only been reported in Japanese and Caucasian patients. Case Report: A 77-year-old Hawaii