Key result
Metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma presented as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 65-year-old female without prior major physical or emotional stressors.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights that Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can be the initial presentation of undiagnosed metastatic ovarian cancer, adding to the literature linking TC and malignancy.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy may occur without stressors; leaves open the spectrum of precipitating factors.
A 65-year-old female presented with 2 weeks of dyspnoea, associated with orthopnoea and lower limb pitting edema. There were no prior major physical or emotional stressors. Initial investigations showed elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP), Troponin-I and dynamic ST-T changes on electrocardiogram. Coronary angiography was normal and echocardiography demonstrated apical akinesis and ballooning with normokinesis of the base of the left ventricle. A diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) was made. The patient was initially treated for heart failure as well but a thoracentesis of pleural fluid demonstrated adenocarcinoma. Computed tomography revealed newly diagnosed metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma. To our knowledge, TC as a presentation of undiagnosed metastatic ovarian cancer has not been reported before and we believe that this case adds to the growing literature of the link between TC and cancer.
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Ho et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and metastatic ovarian cancer (n=1). Metastatic ovarian cancer was evaluated. Metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma presented as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 65-year-old female without prior major physical or emotional stressors.
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