Pericarditis in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | George S. Abela, Osama Alsara, Venu Gourineni, Heather Laird-Fick, Joonseok Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
medicine.medical_specialty Ejection fraction business.industry Cardiomyopathy Case Report Chest pain medicine.disease Coronary artery disease Pericarditis Acute pericarditis Hypokinesia lcsh:RC666-701 Internal medicine medicine Cardiology medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Cardiology Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2013 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6412 2090-6404 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/917851 |
| Popis: | Case. A 64-year-old Caucasian woman was brought to the emergency department with severe dysphagia and left chest pain for last 4 days. Initial evaluation revealed elevated ST segment in precordial leads on EKG with elevated cardiac enzymes. Limited echocardiogram showed infra-apical wall hypokinesia. Cardiac angiography was done subsequently which showed nonflow limiting mild coronary artery disease. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was diagnosed and she was treated medically. On the third day of admission, a repeat ECG showed diffuse convex ST-segment elevations in precordial leads, compatible with acute pericarditis pattern of EKG. Decision was made to start colchicine empirically for possible pericarditis. Follow-up EKG in 2 days showed decreased ST-segment elevations in precordial leads. The patient was discharged with colchicine and a follow-up echocardiogram in 4 weeks demonstrated a normal ejection fraction with no evidence of pericarditis.Conclusion. Acute pericarditis can be associated either as a consequence of or as a triggering factor for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It is vital for physicians to be aware of pericarditis as a potential complication of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. |
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