Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a type of acute heart failure syndrome triggered by intense psychological or physiological stress. TTS typically manifests as acute chest pain, dyspnea or syncope that mimics an acute myocardial infarction but does not involve coronary artery obstruction.
Background The precise clinical features and etiologic basis of Takotsubo syndrome remain unclear, although an association with emotional or stressful triggers has been recognized. Ventricular septal perforation is a very rare life-threatening complication. Case presentation A 77-year-old female patient presented to the hospital with unrelieved chest tightness and shortness of breath. Three
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is not a heart attack. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome, is a heart condition that causes sudden and temporary chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lightheadedness and fainting. It commonly occurs in older women and may be triggered by intense emotional or physical stress.
We present the case of a patient who suffered potentially fatal cardiogenic shock caused by takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to serotonin syndrome. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy or broken-heart syndrome, is characterized by transient dysfunction of the LV apex, concomitant with hyperkinesis of the basal
Long-Term Outcomes. Long-term follow-up of patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy revealed a rate of death from any cause of 5.6% per patient-year and a rate of major adverse cardiac and
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can takotsubo cardiomyopathy be fatal
