Key result
Acute pancreatitis was identified as the trigger for takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 72-year-old woman who developed apical akinesia and basal hyperkinesia seven days after presentation.
Case Report (n=1)
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy should be considered in acute pancreatitis with chest pain; single case leaves causal association hypothesis-generating.
We report the case of a 72-year-old lady who presented to our institute with acute pancreatitis. Seven days later, she experienced an acute episode of chest pain associated with the pronounced electrocardiographic changes and elevated cardiac enzymes. Although subsequent coronary angiography was normal, a left ventriculogram demonstrated a marked area of apical akinesia and hyperkinesia of the basal left ventricular walls. We believe this to be the first case of pancreatitis induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the international literature.
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Rajani et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Acute pancreatitis and takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Acute pancreatitis was evaluated on Development of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Acute pancreatitis was identified as the trigger for takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 72-year-old woman who developed apical akinesia and basal hyperkinesia seven days after presentation.
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