AI Article Synopsis
- - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a temporary heart condition often caused by stress, characterized by the left ventricle ballooning at the apex, but patients don’t have blocked heart arteries.
- - Recurrence of TC is very uncommon, with only about 1.5% chance of happening again each year and roughly 5% over six years.
- - A case is presented where a patient with a prior TC history experienced chest pain and ST-segment elevation on her ECG, but tests showed her coronary arteries were normal, confirming a recurrence of TC.
Article Abstract
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) or stress cardiomyopathy with the presence of transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The recurrence of TC is extremely rare, with an annual recurrence risk of 1.5% and approximately 5% recurrence risk after six years. We present a case of a patient with a history of TC who presented with chest pain and ST-segment elevation in her electrocardiogram and was found to have normal coronaries and diagnosed with recurrent TC.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7984958 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13458 | DOI Listing |
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