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
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Supports supportive care in reverse Takotsubo; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for prospective data.
Case Report (n=1)
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.
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.