Inverted Variant of Takotsubo Syndrome Caused by Inhaled Adrenergic Beta-2 Agonists
  • Marta de Sousa
    Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, E.P.E., Torres Novas, Portugal
  • André Casado
    Intensive Care Unit, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Alexandre Buinhas Marques
    Intensive Care Unit, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Francisco Pereira Machado
    Cardiology Department, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Isabel Esperança
    Intensive Care Unit, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal

Keywords

Takotsubo syndrome, catecholamines, adrenergic beta-2 agonists

Abstract

Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is an acute and reversible clinical syndrome characterized by transient hypokinesis of the left ventricular (LV) apex. Variant forms of LV dysfunction have been reported, including inverted Takotsubo syndrome (ITS), which represents only 5% of cases and has previously been linked to excessive use of inhaled adrenergic beta-2 agonists. The authors describe the case of a 60-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with ITS after the excessive use of inhaled adrenergic beta-2 agonists. This case highlights an uncommon variant of this syndrome that may not be obvious and must be suspected in this particular context.

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    Published: 2018-02-20
    Issue: Vol. 5 No. 4 (view)

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    de Sousa M, Casado A, Marques AB, Machado FP, Esperança I. Inverted Variant of Takotsubo Syndrome Caused by Inhaled Adrenergic Beta-2 Agonists. EJCRIM 2018;5 doi:10.12890/2018_000831.

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