Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Woman
We describe an 83-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with extreme thirst. Diagnostic testing revealed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Following symptomatic improvement and discharge, she returned to the emergency department with exudative pericardial effusion and elevated intraperica...
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2022-06-01
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| author | Priya Arunachalam Nina Manian Lamees Ibrahim El Nihum Saleem Toro John M. Buergler |
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| description | We describe an 83-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with extreme thirst. Diagnostic testing revealed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Following symptomatic improvement and discharge, she returned to the emergency department with exudative pericardial effusion and elevated intrapericardial pressures. This case illustrates the importance of close follow-up of Takotsubo patients in whom complications such as pericardial effusion may lead to cardiac tamponade and hemodynamic instability if not managed properly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a409f774bc794f24b07fd284eae5a5d12025-08-20T03:25:50ZengHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular CenterMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal1947-61082022-06-01181172210.14797/mdcvj.1100736Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly WomanPriya Arunachalam0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0026-5127Nina Manian1Lamees Ibrahim El Nihum2Saleem Toro3John M. Buergler4Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TexasTexas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TexasTexas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, TexasHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TexasHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TexasWe describe an 83-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with extreme thirst. Diagnostic testing revealed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Following symptomatic improvement and discharge, she returned to the emergency department with exudative pericardial effusion and elevated intrapericardial pressures. This case illustrates the importance of close follow-up of Takotsubo patients in whom complications such as pericardial effusion may lead to cardiac tamponade and hemodynamic instability if not managed properly.https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1100takotsubo cardiomyopathyapical ballooning syndromepericardial effusioncardiac tamponadehemodynamic instability |
| spellingShingle | Priya Arunachalam Nina Manian Lamees Ibrahim El Nihum Saleem Toro John M. Buergler Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Woman Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal takotsubo cardiomyopathy apical ballooning syndrome pericardial effusion cardiac tamponade hemodynamic instability |
| title | Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Woman |
| title_full | Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Woman |
| title_fullStr | Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Woman |
| title_short | Atypical Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Woman |
| title_sort | atypical presentation of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly woman |
| topic | takotsubo cardiomyopathy apical ballooning syndrome pericardial effusion cardiac tamponade hemodynamic instability |
| url | https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1100 |
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