Typical and reverse Takotsubo syndromes as initial manifestations of consecutive Addisonian crises in a 38-year-old patient : the heart has its reasons!

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We report an interesting case of a 38-year-old woman presenting with reverse Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) secondary to an Addisonian crisis, her second such episode. A few years prior, she had presented with typical TTS in the setting of Addisonian crisis; diagnostic work-up revealing Auto-Immune Polyglandular Syndrome Type II (APS II). We believe this to be the first case report of typical and variant phenotypes of TTS in a patient with APS II. The pathogenic link between these two conditions is explored. In patients presenting with Addisonian crises and refractory shock, the possibility of concurrent TTS should be considered. TTS muddies the diagnostic waters and poses therapeutic challenges as outlined.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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BMJ case reports - 14(2021), 1 vom: 28. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tso, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Nosib, Shravan [VerfasserIn]

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Adrenal disorders
Cardiovascular medicine
Case Reports
Clinical diagnostic tests
Heart failure
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Interventional cardiology
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Date Completed 03.03.2021

Date Revised 29.01.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2020-238189

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NLM320713970