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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Undiscovered Sigmoid Colon Cancer

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a stress-related cardiomyopathy that is characterized by reversible left systolic dysfunction, which appears to be precipitated by sudden emotional or physical stress in the absence of myocardial infarction. Here we present a rare case that clinically presented with...

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Autores principales: Po-Yen, Huang, Po-Ming, Ku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28377824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4563203
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description Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a stress-related cardiomyopathy that is characterized by reversible left systolic dysfunction, which appears to be precipitated by sudden emotional or physical stress in the absence of myocardial infarction. Here we present a rare case that clinically presented with intermittent abdominal pain, initially impressed as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure but with a normal coronary angiogram. Her symptoms relieved spontaneously without returning. Sigmoid colon cancer was diagnosed via colonoscopy later due to persistent abdominal discomfort. In the absence of detectable emotional or physical stress factors, the newly diagnosed sigmoid colon cancer was the only possible trigger factor of TTC. We offer this case as a reminder that cancer should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with the etiology of TTC.
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spelling pubmed-53627182017-04-04 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Undiscovered Sigmoid Colon Cancer Po-Yen, Huang Po-Ming, Ku Case Rep Cardiol Case Report Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a stress-related cardiomyopathy that is characterized by reversible left systolic dysfunction, which appears to be precipitated by sudden emotional or physical stress in the absence of myocardial infarction. Here we present a rare case that clinically presented with intermittent abdominal pain, initially impressed as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure but with a normal coronary angiogram. Her symptoms relieved spontaneously without returning. Sigmoid colon cancer was diagnosed via colonoscopy later due to persistent abdominal discomfort. In the absence of detectable emotional or physical stress factors, the newly diagnosed sigmoid colon cancer was the only possible trigger factor of TTC. We offer this case as a reminder that cancer should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with the etiology of TTC. Hindawi 2017 2017-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5362718/ /pubmed/28377824 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4563203 Text en Copyright © 2017 Huang Po-Yen and Ku Po-Ming. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Undiscovered Sigmoid Colon Cancer
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title_short Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Undiscovered Sigmoid Colon Cancer
title_sort takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with undiscovered sigmoid colon cancer
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28377824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4563203
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