Broken Heart! Surprised to Know Why!
Dr. Sumon Kumar Nag1*, Dr. Iyare Nehikhare1,2 and Dr. Surojit Bose3
1,2,3 Cardiology Department, Royal Derby Hospital, University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom, 01332 340131
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Sumon Kumar Nag, Cardiology Department, Royal Derby Hospital, University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom, 01332 340131
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOAMR.2024.02.010
Received: December 23, 2023 Published: March 27, 2024
Abstract
A 70-year-old female attended the emergency department with cardiac sounding chest pain, cough, new concerning ECG changes and recent history of long flight. Her cardiac enzymes were elevated raising the suspicion of Acute Coronary syndrome. She was taken for urgent percutaneous coronary intervention which did not reveal any significant obstructive coronary artery disease however, ventriculogram revealed severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) with typical apical akinesis resembling takatsubo. A transthoracic echocardiogram confirmed severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. In addition, she was also treated for pneumonia which was the possible trigger of the event.
Keywords: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Ventricular dysfunction, Broken heart syndrome.
Citation: Nag SK, Nehikhare I, Bose S. Broken Heart! Surprised to Know Why!. SVOA Medical Research 2024, 2:1, 08-09.