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Abstract
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy and mimics acute coronary syndrome in the setting of non-obstructive coronary artery disease. It is associated with reversible left ventricular apical, mid, and/or basal wall motion abnormalities. A coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a connection between one or more of the coronary arteries and the cardiac chamber or great vessel. We present a case of an elderly woman who presented with chest pain and was found to have non-obstructive coronary artery disease with wall motion abnormality pattern consistent with TTC and multiple CAF involving the left circumflex coronary artery and pulmonary artery. This case highlights a rare association between two uncommon entities.Entities:
Keywords: acute coronary syndrome; coronary artery fistula (caf); non-obstructive coronary artery disease; takotsubo cardiomyopathy (ttc); transthoracic echocardiography
Year: 2022 PMID: 35865182 PMCID: PMC9293266 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26896
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184