Takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy induced by acute asthma exacerbation in elderly woman

Authors :: Khaled Al Khodari
Raad Alhaj Tahtouh
Waleed K Abdullatef
Mouaz Al Khodari
Source :: Clinical Case Reports. 11
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Wiley, 2023.
Abstract: A 73-year-old patient who was admitted secondary to acute asthma exacerbation that required frequent salbutamol and adrenaline nebulization. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was diagnosed after new onset of chest pain with modest troponin elevation and normal coronary angiogram. Low ejection fraction and apical akinesia were completely resolved after her symptoms got improv

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