June 1, 2014
Takotsubo triggered by acute myocardial infarction: a common but overlooked syndrome?
Key result
An 88-year-old female simultaneously suffered from acute myocardial infarction and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, with complete recovery of cardiac function after six months.
Population
1 88-year-old female presenting with chest pain, diagnosed with simultaneous acute myocardial infarction and…
Design
Case_report
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Implication
AMI may trigger concurrent Takotsubo with recovery; single case leaves open causal link and management implications.
Study Design
Type
Case Report (n=1)
Multicenter
No
Structured PICO
P
Population
1 88-year-old female presenting with chest pain, diagnosed with simultaneous acute myocardial infarction and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
This case report highlights that acute myocardial infarction may act as a somatic stressor triggering simultaneous Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Limitations
- Causality cannot be conclusively inferred from this association.
- Causality cannot be conclusively inferred from this association
Cite This Study
Redfors et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Acute myocardial infarction and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Percutaneous coronary intervention was evaluated on Cardiac function recovery. An 88-year-old female simultaneously suffered from acute myocardial infarction and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, with complete recovery of cardiac function after six months.