Inverted Takotsubo Syndrome: An Atypical Case in a Young Woman Following an Appendectomy
Published: 2024-09-09
Page: 67-71
Issue: 2024 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
F. Essadqi *
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
A. El Bouazizi
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
L. Afendi
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
D. Bennani
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
A. El Aiassi
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
M. Haboub
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
M. Bouziane
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
S. Arous
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
M.G. Benouna
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
A. Drighil
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
R. Habbal
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
We report a rare case of inverted Takotsubo syndrome in a 24-year-old woman. Takotsubo syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome, is a transient condition characterized by acute and reversible dysfunction of the left ventricle. Cardiac auscultation showed regular heart sounds without audible murmurs, while pulmonary auscultation revealed crackles at the lung bases. The abdominal examination was unremarkable. This case of a young 24-year-old patient with no significant cardiovascular history presenting with inverted Takotsubo syndrome following surgery for complicated appendicitis highlights the importance of recognizing this condition in atypical populations. The patient's favorable clinical course, with complete recovery of left ventricular function at four weeks and no recurrence during one year of follow-up, is consistent with the generally good prognosis associated with Takotsubo syndrome.
Keywords: Takotsubo syndrome, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy mimics, emotional stress