An Unlikely Cause of Chest Pain: Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is described as transient, ventricular dysfunction. A relatively rare pathology accounting for 0.02% of hospitalizations, recurrent episodes are even less common, occurring at 1-6%. Here, we present a case of an elderly woman presenting with multiple, recurrent episodes of t...

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Published inJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 114 - 119
Main Authors Colantonio, Mark, Awad, Maan, Liriano, Marcelino M, Santer, Matthew, Murshid, Abdul, Haleem, Affan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Greater Baltimore Medical Center 09.09.2024
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Case Report
Heart failure
ST elevation
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Acute coronary syndrome
Apical myocardial ballooning
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Summary:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is described as transient, ventricular dysfunction. A relatively rare pathology accounting for 0.02% of hospitalizations, recurrent episodes are even less common, occurring at 1-6%. Here, we present a case of an elderly woman presenting with multiple, recurrent episodes of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Similarities and differences between our case and others presented in literature are compared. Our case highlights the importance of maintaining a broad differential when presented with multiple episodes of recurrent, acute heart failure in the setting of chest pain and ST segment elevations.
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ISSN:2000-9666
2000-9666
DOI:10.55729/2000-9666.1394