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SJEMed. 2021; 2(1): 102-104

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report

Authors: Ashraf Fathy Elshehry, Mohammed Ali Kamel Ainshoka.

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Abstract

Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is frequently presented as acute coronary syndrome after a significant history of exposure to emotional, physical, or combined stress. Case Presentation: An 84-year-old-man was presented to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital with features of acute urine retention, which was relieved by inserting a Foley’s catheter. The patients’ electrocardiogram showed ST elevation in the anterior leads with T-wave inversion in the lateral leads, the Troponin-T was 608 ng/l. The patient was taken for cardiac catheterization where the left ventricular angiogram showed severely hypokinetic mid to distal anterior wall and mid to distal inferior wall with dyskinetic LV apex (Apical ballooning). The subsequent echocardiography after 2 months showed almost complete recovery of left ventricular function proving it to be a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Conclusion: The emergency physicians should include takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the differential diagnosis of such cases which have ECG changes and elevated cardiac enzymes.

Keywords:   Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, acute urinary retention, stress, broken heart syndrome case report


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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report


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Ashraf Fathy Elshehry
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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Mohammed Ali Kamel Ainshoka
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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Correspondence to:
. Ashraf Fathy Elshehry, Senior Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.; ashraf.elshehry@yahoo.com

Publication history
Received 19 Sep 2020
Revised 19 Oct 2020
Accepted 09 Jan 2021
Published online 19 Jan 2021
Published in print 21 Jan 2021

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Elshehry AF, Ainshoka MAK. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report. SJEMed. 2021; 2(1): 102-104. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


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Elshehry AF, Ainshoka MAK. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report. https://www.sjemed.com/?mno=136403 [Access: March 20, 2023]. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


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Elshehry AF, Ainshoka MAK. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report. SJEMed. 2021; 2(1): 102-104. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


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Elshehry AF, Ainshoka MAK. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report. SJEMed. (2021), [cited March 20, 2023]; 2(1): 102-104. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


Harvard Style

Elshehry, A. F. & Ainshoka, . M. A. K. (2021) Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report. SJEMed, 2 (1), 102-104. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


Turabian Style

Elshehry, Ashraf Fathy, and Mohammed Ali Kamel Ainshoka. 2021. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report. Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2 (1), 102-104. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


Chicago Style

Elshehry, Ashraf Fathy, and Mohammed Ali Kamel Ainshoka. "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report." Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine 2 (2021), 102-104. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Elshehry, Ashraf Fathy, and Mohammed Ali Kamel Ainshoka. "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report." Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine 2.1 (2021), 102-104. Print. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Elshehry, A. F. & Ainshoka, . M. A. K. (2021) Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following acute urinary retention: a case report. Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2 (1), 102-104. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1600534228


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