Lifelong recurrent takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case report

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient left ventricular dysfunction with an established recurrence rate in populations, however, recurrences in the same individual have not been well described.We present a 76-year-old woman who had likely a total of six recurrent takotsubo cardiomyopathy episodes spanning over 33 years. Her diagnosis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy was first made in 2014 when she presented with chest pain, raised cardiac enzymes,...