Key result
Cardiac MRI successfully confirmed the rare occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 70-year-old man presenting with a myasthenia gravis crisis.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the rare occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy during a myasthaenia gravis crisis and the utility of cardiac MRI for confirming the diagnosis.
Suggests Takotsubo may complicate myasthenia gravis crisis in men; hypothesis-generating and requires validation.
Myasthaenia gravis crisis and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy are rare conditions that can be precipitated by emotional or physical stress. Myasthaenia gravis has a variety of cardiac manifestations but Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, particularly in male patients, has rarely been reported. We describe a unique case of a 70-year-old man who developed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy during his first presentation with a myasthaenia gravis crisis. He had not received plasmapharesis or immunoglobulin therapy. Striking ECG traces and cardiac MRI helped to confirm the diagnosis. Cardiac manifestations of myasthaenia gravis and myasthaenia gravis itself have overlapping symptoms; the importance of cardiac monitoring and clinical vigilance in such cases is discussed. The utility of cardiac MRI in assessing cardiac manifestations of myasthaenia gravis is also highlighted.
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Harries et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and myasthenia gravis crisis (n=1). Cardiac MRI was evaluated on Confirmation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Cardiac MRI successfully confirmed the rare occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 70-year-old man presenting with a myasthenia gravis crisis.
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