A Rare Case of Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Thromboemboli
Journal: Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Year: 2024

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a transient ventricular dysfunction with apical ballooning triggered by emotional and/or physical stress. A few risk factors have been observed in patients with recurrent TTS, for example, excessive sympathetic stimuli, medications, stress, and tumors. Clinical features can vary from chest pain to overt hemodynamic instability. Diagnosis requires both electrocardiographic features and invasive imaging such as angiography to rule out other causes of cardiomyopathy prio