title: Troponins in Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy was first described in Japan in 1990. The clinical presentation of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is similar to an acute myocardial infarction with patients having chest pain, ST segment elevations on EKG and elevated cardiac biomarkers. In TCM, however, the elevation in cardiac enzymes is usually mild. We report a case of TCM where the patient had Troponin I elevation up to 42.3 ng/ml. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in which such high troponins have been reported in a patient with Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
authors: Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA. Electronic address: sameer_n_heart@yahoo.co.in.
authors: Sameer
authors: S
authors: Chadha
authors: Ankur
authors: A
authors: Lodha
authors: Vijay
authors: V
authors: Shetty
authors: Adnan
authors: A
authors: Sadiq
authors: Gerald
authors: G
authors: Hollander
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Frankel
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Shani
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000097:blood*; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019210:Troponin I
keywords: Cardiac biomarkers; Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy; Troponins