Case Report: Stepwise noninvasive diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly patient–From ECG clues to echocardiographic and CTA confirmation

• Published in: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 12; p. 1608992
• Main Authors: Teng, Yanling, Sun, Xingxing, Wang, Minglang, Wang, Ziyang, Wang, Yilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 04.06.2025
• Subjects: Cardiovascular Medicine; coronary CTA; ECG; elderly; noninvasive diagnosis; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; ECG; coronary CTA; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; noninvasive diagnosis; elderly

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is frequently misdiagnosed as acute coronary syndrome in elderly patients. This case demonstrates how ECG findings facilitate a noninvasive diagnostic algorithm for TTC, validated by echocardiography and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). An 88-year-old w...