Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the Egg
ABSTRACT This case emphasizes the rare occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) in a patient with moderate coronary artery disease (CAD), highlighting the complexity of diagnosis and management. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for TTC in patients with CAD, especially when ec...
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| description | ABSTRACT This case emphasizes the rare occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) in a patient with moderate coronary artery disease (CAD), highlighting the complexity of diagnosis and management. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for TTC in patients with CAD, especially when echocardiographic findings suggest apical ballooning. Balancing therapies for both conditions is essential. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2f37431fcd54a1586a509887f1838c32025-01-24T05:08:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70028Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the EggChara Ude0Ayman Helal1Ibrahim Antoun2Department of Cardiology Kettering General Hospital Kettering UKDepartment of Cardiology Kettering General Hospital Kettering UKDepartment of Cardiology Kettering General Hospital Kettering UKABSTRACT This case emphasizes the rare occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) in a patient with moderate coronary artery disease (CAD), highlighting the complexity of diagnosis and management. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for TTC in patients with CAD, especially when echocardiographic findings suggest apical ballooning. Balancing therapies for both conditions is essential.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70028acute coronary syndromecoronary artery diseaseechocardiographyTakotsubu cardiomyopathy |
| spellingShingle | Chara Ude Ayman Helal Ibrahim Antoun Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the Egg Clinical Case Reports acute coronary syndrome coronary artery disease echocardiography Takotsubu cardiomyopathy |
| title | Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the Egg |
| title_full | Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the Egg |
| title_fullStr | Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the Egg |
| title_full_unstemmed | Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the Egg |
| title_short | Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: The Chicken or the Egg |
| title_sort | takotsubu cardiomyopathy patient with coronary artery disease the chicken or the egg |
| topic | acute coronary syndrome coronary artery disease echocardiography Takotsubu cardiomyopathy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70028 |
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