Short-term recurrence of takotsubo syndrome with phenotypic variation: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute and usually reversible heart failure syndrome characterized as an uncommon left ventricular (LV) cardiomyopathy. Recurrence of TTS is rare, estimated to be 1-6%. We report a rare case of TTS that occurred three times in 2 months but manifested various phenotypes.

Case summary

A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with acute-onset chest pain and hypertension. The coronary angiography findings were normal, although left ventriculography revealed inferior wall hypokinesis, leading to a mid-ventricular TTS diagnosis. She was discharged on Day 3 after her symptoms improved and vitals stabilized. The patient's condition remained uneventful until 2-week post-discharge, when acute chest pain and hypertension recurred. She wa

SUBMITTER: Saito T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439711 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature