Key result
A 76-year-old woman experienced recurrent tako-tsubo syndrome despite treatment with verapamil, suggesting a microvessel pathophysiology.
Population
A 76-year-old woman with a past medical history of ischemic heart disease and mild chronic asthma.
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
Approximately 3 years (2001 to 2004)
Authors
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May warrant alternative preventive strategies in recurrent cases; hypothesis-generating for microvascular mechanisms.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy can recur despite treatment with verapamil and suggests a microvascular etiology.
Abu‐Fanne et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Tako-tsubo syndrome (n=1). Verapamil was evaluated on Recurrence of tako-tsubo syndrome. A 76-year-old woman experienced recurrent tako-tsubo syndrome despite treatment with verapamil, suggesting a microvessel pathophysiology.
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