Recurrent asymptomatic Takotsubo syndrome after 20 years: Are we looking at the tip of the iceberg only?

Giulia Iannaccone; Rocco Antonio Montone; Marco Giuseppe Del Buono; Maria Chiara Meucci; Riccardo Rinaldi; Filippo Luca Gurgoglione; Michele Russo; Massimiliano Camilli; Giampaolo Niccoli; Filippo Crea

doi:10.2217/fca-2020-0043

Recurrent asymptomatic Takotsubo syndrome after 20 years: Are we looking at the tip of the iceberg only?

Giulia Iannaccone, Rocco Antonio Montone, Marco Giuseppe Del Buono, Maria Chiara Meucci, Riccardo Rinaldi, Filippo Luca Gurgoglione, Michele Russo, Massimiliano Camilli, Giampaolo Niccoli, Filippo Crea

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Abstract

Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is an acute and reversible form of myocardial stunning preceded by emotional or physical stress, not explained by an obstruction of an epicardial coronary artery as in acute coronary syndrome. Over the last decades, TS is receiving growing attention, leading to an increase in awareness and diagnostic rate. Chest pain and dyspnea are the most common presenting symptoms; however, nonspecific presentations make the diagnosis challenging for clinicians. Here, we present the case of a 76-year-old female who experienced two completely asymptomatic episodes of TS 20 years apart.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	309-314
Number of pages	6
Journal	Future Cardiology
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/fca-2020-0043
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

asymptomatic
case report
neuro-cardiogenic syndrome
recurrence
stress cardiomyopathy
takotsubo syndrome

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Molecular Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Recurrent asymptomatic Takotsubo syndrome after 20 years : Are we looking at the tip of the iceberg only? / Iannaccone, Giulia; Montone, Rocco Antonio; Del Buono, Marco Giuseppe; Meucci, Maria Chiara; Rinaldi, Riccardo; Gurgoglione, Filippo Luca; Russo, Michele; Camilli, Massimiliano; Niccoli, Giampaolo ; Crea, Filippo.

In: Future Cardiology, Vol. 17, No. 2, 03.2021, p. 309-314.

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Iannaccone, Giulia ; Montone, Rocco Antonio ; Del Buono, Marco Giuseppe ; Meucci, Maria Chiara ; Rinaldi, Riccardo ; Gurgoglione, Filippo Luca ; Russo, Michele ; Camilli, Massimiliano ; Niccoli, Giampaolo ; Crea, Filippo. / Recurrent asymptomatic Takotsubo syndrome after 20 years : Are we looking at the tip of the iceberg only?. In: Future Cardiology. 2021 ; Vol. 17, No. 2. pp. 309-314.

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