Key result
Takotsubo syndrome recurred in an 83-year-old woman 5 years after the initial episode, coinciding with the progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
Why the study?
Coronary atherosclerosis may accompany Takotsubo syndrome rather than serve as an exclusion criterion as previously thought.
Case Report (n=1)
This case demonstrates that Takotsubo syndrome can recur and coexist with obstructive coronary artery disease, highlighting the importance of differential diagnosis and the utility of global longitudinal strain in monitoring recovery.
May warrant monitoring coronary disease in elderly Takotsubo patients; leaves open whether atherosclerosis progression triggers recurrence.
Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is characterized with a reversible disorder of left ventricular contractility. At present time, it is established that various factors, both psycho-emotional and clinical, can trigger this disease. Notably, according to current opinions, coronary atherosclerosis may accompany TS and not be its exclusion criteria as it was previously thought. This article presents a clinical case of TS relapse in a female patient aged 83 years at 5 years following the first episode associated with progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
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Maznev et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Recurrent Takotsubo syndrome (n=1). Coronary atherosclerosis was evaluated. Takotsubo syndrome recurred in an 83-year-old woman 5 years after the initial episode, coinciding with the progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
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