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March 6, 2016American Journal of Case ReportsOpen Access

An Emotional Stress as a Trigger for Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Population

61-year-old woman presenting with chest pain, dyspnea, elevated troponin, and severely depressed left…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

2 weeks

Key result

A 61-year-old woman with reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy showed complete resolution of cardiac dysfunction 2 weeks after supportive care with an ACE inhibitor and beta-blocker.

Authors

ABAram BarbaryanSBStefania BailucKPKrishan Patel

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Overview

Supports supportive care in reverse Takotsubo; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for prospective data.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Structured PICO

P
Population
A 61-year-old woman presenting with chest pain and dyspnea diagnosed with reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
E
Exposure
ACE inhibitor and beta-blocker
O
Outcome
Resolution of cardiac dysfunction on echocardiogramsurrogate

Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare variant that mimics acute coronary syndrome but generally has a good prognosis with supportive care and complete resolution of cardiac dysfunction.

Cite This Study

Barbaryan et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Supportive care (ACE inhibitor and beta-blocker) was evaluated on Resolution of cardiac dysfunction. A 61-year-old woman with reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy showed complete resolution of cardiac dysfunction 2 weeks after supportive care with an ACE inhibitor and beta-blocker.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95cef62e8e4ee7ea376bd8https://doi.org/10.12659/ajcr.896549
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