Traumatic Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Extensive Coronary Artery Disease.

摘要: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TCM) should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with cardiovascular symptoms not only following emotional trauma but also motor vehicle accidents. A 45-year-old woman presented chest pain a accident. While she had an elevated troponin level and extensive history of cardiac disease, her electrocardiogram was normal. Echocardiogram, however, demonstrated transiently reduced left ventricular systolic function mid to apical hypokinesis consistent TCM. We emphasize use diagnostic score point care focused ultrasound (FOCUS) expedite recognition, evaluation, treatment suspected TCM Emergency Department setting.