Frequently Recurrent Takotsubo Syndrome in COPD

Table 1

Characteristics of a 70-year-old woman presenting with severe dyspnea.

	Diagnosis	Medications	Timeline
Psychiatric history	Bipolar disorder	Lithium; Lamotrigine; Escitalopram; Zopiclone	35 years before FMC; Regular contact with psychiatrist
Medical history	Previous ischemic stroke with remaining minute weakness of the right leg	Aspirin; Simvastatin	12 years before FMC
	Lithium-induced hypothyroidism	Levothyroxine	20 years before FMC
	Fibromyalgia	Paracetamol	5 years before FMC
Surgical history	Endometrial cancer	Curative hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; Adjuvant radiochemotherapy	15 years before FMC
Allergies	None
Family history	Endometrial and colon cancer
Alcohol use	None
Nicotine use	Heavy smoker. 35-Pack-year history

FMC: first contact with the emergency room due to severe dyspnea.