Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Getting to the Root of the Problem

Abstract

While Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TC) is a rare form of cardiomyopathy, Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is more so, occurring in only 4% among patients with one episode of TC (1). Current therapeutic management is based on expert opinion alone and includes standard heart failure treatment using Beta Blockers (BB) and Angiotensin Converting-Enzyme inhibitors (ACEI). Despite experts acknowledging that emotional stress is a trigger for TC, there is not an accepted or proposed treatment that aims to control emotional stress in the treatment and prevention of recurrent TC. Here, we present a case of recurrent stress cardiomyopathy and how the concomitant use of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), added to standard medical therapy, successfully prevented another recurrence of TC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 2020
Accession Number
AD1101363

Entities

People

  • Alec Sharp
  • Laith Dinkha
  • Matthew Tunzi
  • Rosco Gore

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ventricular Dysfunction

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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