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

Abstract

Abstract A 73‐year‐old patient who was admitted secondary to acute asthma exacerbation that required frequent salbutamol and adrenaline nebulization. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) was diagnosed after the 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 improved.

Keywords

• asthma exacerbation
• left ventricular dysfunction
• stress cardiomyopathy
• sympathomimetic drugs
• takotsubo cardiomyopathy