Inverted Takotsubo Syndrome With HELLP Syndrome: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Takotsubo syndrome is an acute cardiac condition involving sudden, transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle of the heart that may be triggered by emotional stress and some non-cardiac conditions. Its diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, electrocardiogram, cardiac imaging and biomarkers.

Case summary

Here, we present a novel and original case report of a patient presenting very soon in the post-partum period with an unusual form of Takotsubo syndrome without clinical symptoms of cardiac disease and accompanied by HELLP syndrome. The overall dynamics of the changes in troponin I, troponin T and NT-proBNP levels after delivery were generally similar, but the amount of troponin I was much greater than that of troponin T and troponin I was already elev

SUBMITTER: Gabarre P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9008274 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature