Severe Biventricular Takotsubo Syndrome Triggered by Status Epilepticus With Pulmonary Embolism and Critical Illness Myopathy
Akash Dontamsetty, Usman Bashir Itoo, Rachita Kour, Jaison Lawrence Alexander Santhi, Muzamil Khan · 2026
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Akash Dontamsetty and colleagues report, in a 2026 case, an 81-year-old woman whose prolonged seizures triggered takotsubo syndrome in both ventricles. Takotsubo is a stress-related heart failure that imitates a heart attack. She arrived after a major convulsion, then developed hidden ongoing seizures, shock, and severe heart weakness with pumping strength under twenty percent.
Her pumping strength later recovered to the normal range, confirming the reversible pattern. Her course still grew worse with a small lung clot, breathing failure, confusion from metabolic problems, and muscle weakness from critical illness needing rehab. The authors urge early heart checks whenever prolonged seizures destabilize a patient.
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| CREATOR | Akash Dontamsetty, Usman Bashir Itoo, Rachita Kour, Jaison Lawrence Alexander Santhi, Muzamil Khan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19062 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |