Heart broken. An unusual case of biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by STEMI and Left ventricular thrombi. A case report
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2021.1942671
Abstract: ABSTRACT Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a rare occurrence in patients with troponin-positive acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It usually manifests as transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle with concomitant occurrence of right ventricular involvement in… read more here.
Keywords: hemodynamic instability; biventricular takotsubo; case; takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... See more keywords
Recurrent biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy with fatal outcome
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249910
Abstract: A woman in her 60s presented initially with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. She rapidly progressed to respiratory failure requiring intubation. ECG demonstrated no significant ST segment changes. Troponin I and brain natriuretic peptide were… read more here.
Keywords: takotsubo cardiomyopathy; biventricular takotsubo; fatal outcome; recurrent biventricular ... See more keywords