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Summary
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also described as apical ballooning syndrome/stress-induced cardiomyopathy, imitates acute coronary syndrome and is usually related to a massive physiological or emotional stressor. We describe perhaps the first reported case to the best of our knowledge of a 55-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with congestive heart failure after having a regadenoson cardiac stress test a few hours prior to presentation to the hospital. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed reduced heart function. She had normal coronaries on cardiac catheterisation, and left ventriculography confirmed apical ballooning syndrome. She underwent guideline-directed therapy, and heart function improved in the repeat echocardiogram along with clinical resolution of symptoms.
- cardiovascular medicine
- interventional cardiology
- heart failure
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Contributors JKK is patient's primary cardiologist, who was directly involved in patient's care during admission and followed the patient after discharge. VG performed left ventricular heart catheterisation. DMZ and YA are residents who participated in patient's admission and inpatient care.
Competing interests None declared.
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