TY - JOUR A2 - Kataoka, Hajime AU - Vaz, Juan AU - Berggren, Rikard AU - Eriksson, Berne PY - 2019 DA - 2019/01/09 TI - Frequently Recurrent Takotsubo Syndrome in COPD SP - 6706935 VL - 2019 AB - Cardiovascular disease is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a transient cardiac disorder that, in its typical form, involves left ventricular dysfunction with apical ballooning and mimics acute coronary syndrome (ACS). “Bronchogenic TTS” has been proposed as a specific form of TTS (during severe acute dyspnea in asthma or COPD) with atypical presentation. Recurrent TTS in COPD seems to be exceptionally rare since only a handful of clinical cases have previously been reported in the literature. Here, we present a unique case of a frequently recurrent TTS during COPD exacerbation in a 70-year-old woman, with at least 4 different episodes of TTS within 5 years. This case report exemplifies the difficulties of the diagnosis of TTS at the onset of acute COPD exacerbation. Potential pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic strategies are also briefly discussed. SN - 2090-6404 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6706935 DO - 10.1155/2019/6706935 JF - Case Reports in Cardiology PB - Hindawi KW - ER -