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A 65-year-old woman with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy developed a rare secondary coronary embolus, which was successfully managed with standard medical therapy for acute coronary syndrome.
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This case highlights the rare occurrence of a coronary artery embolus secondary to Takotsubo syndrome, which has not been previously described in the literature.
Alerts clinicians to possible coronary embolism in Takotsubo; first report leaves open incidence and management questions.
We describe the case of a 65-year-old patient who was admitted to our tertiary centre with cardiac sounding chest pain and inferior ST elevation. Coronary angiography revealed mild plaque disease in the left anterior descending artery. The right coronary artery was smooth with no plaques with the exception of an occluded distal branch with no flow. The left ventriculogram revealed a ballooned and akinetic apex typical of Takotsubo syndrome (TS). We suspected a coronary embolus secondary to TS. A serial rise and fall in biomarkers of myocardial necrosis was noted. The patient was treated for acute coronary syndrome and discharged home 72 h from admission. Distal thromboembolism has been described in the literature before. On a search of PubMed there are no examples of coronary artery embolus in the context of TS.
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Heseltine et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with secondary coronary embolus (n=1). Standard medical therapy for acute coronary syndrome was evaluated. A 65-year-old woman with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy developed a rare secondary coronary embolus, which was successfully managed with standard medical therapy for acute coronary syndrome.
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