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Physical or mental stress triggered atypical Takotsubo syndrome in three cases, with presentations ranging from low-risk acute chest pain to cardiogenic shock.
Case Report (n=3)
Takotsubo syndrome can present with a wide range of atypical clinical manifestations and varying degrees of myocardial damage.
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Clinicians should consider Takotsubo across varied acute presentations; case reports leave open standardized criteria and outcomes for atypical variants.
We report three cases of Takotsubo syndrome (TS) with atypical myocardial involvement. All three cases were triggered by physical or mental stress, resulting in transient myocardial compromise. However, the clinical presentation, localization and extent of myocardial damage varied in each case, ranging from low-risk acute chest pain to cardiogenic shock with low ejection fraction and dynamic obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. These cases outline the range of possible presentations of this rare entity and illustrate atypical forms of TS.
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Fuensalida et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Takotsubo syndrome (n=3). Physical or mental stress was evaluated on Clinical presentation and extent of myocardial damage. Physical or mental stress triggered atypical Takotsubo syndrome in three cases, with presentations ranging from low-risk acute chest pain to cardiogenic shock.
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