Key result
Hyperthyroidism and multiple autoimmune disorders are associated with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 75-year-old patient.
Why the study?
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a very rare cardiovascular syndrome characterized by reversible left ventricular dysfunction without coronary artery lesions, with limited reports in patients with multiple autoimmune disorders.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with multiple autoimmune disorders and hyperthyroidism.
May indicate link in elderly patients with autoimmune disorders and hyperthyroidism; leaves open need for larger studies before clinical relevance.
Takotsubo cardiomypathy is a very rare cardiovascular syndrome leading to myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of a detectable coronary artery lesion. It is accepted as reversible left ventricular asynergy occuring typically after an intrinsic adrenergic hyperstimulation. In this report we present Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 75-year-old patient with multiple autoimmune disorders.
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Çïçek et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). A 75-year-old patient with multiple autoimmune disorders and hyperthyroidism presented with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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