Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a cardiac syndrome that often mimics acute myocardial infarction. TTC is commonly triggered by physical or emotional stress; however, acute infection is a rarer etiology. This report concerns the case of an 82-year-old f...
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| description | Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a cardiac syndrome that often mimics acute myocardial infarction. TTC is commonly triggered by physical or emotional stress; however, acute infection is a rarer etiology. This report concerns the case of an 82-year-old female who presented with non-positional and non-pleuritic chest pain, with an associated fever and cough and chest x-ray findings consistent with pneumonia. Cardiac enzymes and ECG findings were consistent with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, during coronary angiography, no coronary artery disease could explain the patient’s ACS. A post-catheterization echocardiogram revealed an ejection fraction of 25%, with apical akinesis. A repeat echocardiogram 4 weeks after presentation showed a normal EF and normal wall motion, confirming a diagnosis of TTC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bce619ff9f9845fa9b100895556a38da2022-12-22T03:32:25ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022018-04-01715833Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]Himali Gandhi0Navid Ahmed1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-6521Daniel B. Sims2Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, 10467, USADepartment of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, 10467, USADivision of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, 10467, USATakotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a cardiac syndrome that often mimics acute myocardial infarction. TTC is commonly triggered by physical or emotional stress; however, acute infection is a rarer etiology. This report concerns the case of an 82-year-old female who presented with non-positional and non-pleuritic chest pain, with an associated fever and cough and chest x-ray findings consistent with pneumonia. Cardiac enzymes and ECG findings were consistent with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, during coronary angiography, no coronary artery disease could explain the patient’s ACS. A post-catheterization echocardiogram revealed an ejection fraction of 25%, with apical akinesis. A repeat echocardiogram 4 weeks after presentation showed a normal EF and normal wall motion, confirming a diagnosis of TTC.https://f1000research.com/articles/7-518/v1Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Heart failure Sepsis Geriatrics Cardiology Pneumoniaeng |
| spellingShingle | Himali Gandhi Navid Ahmed Daniel B. Sims Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] F1000Research Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Heart failure Sepsis Geriatrics Cardiology Pneumonia eng |
| title | Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_full | Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_short | Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_sort | case report my lung broke my heart takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia version 1 peer review 1 approved 2 approved with reservations |
| topic | Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Heart failure Sepsis Geriatrics Cardiology Pneumonia eng |
| url | https://f1000research.com/articles/7-518/v1 |
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