Pancreatitis and the broken heart.
We report the case of a 72-year-old lady who presented to our institute with acute pancreatitis. Seven days later, she experienced an acute episode of chest pain associated with the pronounced electrocardiographic changes and elevated cardiac enzymes. Although subsequent coronary angiography was normal, a left ventriculogram demonstrated a marked area of apical akinesia and hyperkinesia of the basal left ventricular walls. We believe this to be the first case of pancreatitis induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the international literature.
Rajani
Ronak
R
Department of Cardiology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK. dr.r.rajani@gmail.com
Przedlacka
Anna
A
Saha
Mrinal
M
de Belder
Adam
A
D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology