Could Takotsubo Syndrome Trigger Type I Myocardial Infarction?
2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 116; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.001
ISSN1879-1913
Autores Tópico(s)Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
ResumoI read the interesting report by Y-Hassan et al, 1 Y-Hassan S. Feldt K. Stålberg M. A missed penalty kick triggered coronary death in the husband and broken heart syndrome in the wife. Am J Cardiol. 2015; 116: 1586-1590 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar published online ahead of print, on September 3, 2015, in the American Journal of Cardiology, about a 64-year-old woman who suffered midventricular Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) with subsequent full recovery, after the defeat of the Chilean national football (soccer) team by the Brazilian national team during the FIFA 2014 World Championship. The inception of her illness was 75 minutes after the onset of cardiac arrest of her husband who had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), 2 hours after the completion of the game, and died from anoxic encephalopathy 3 days later. The investigators refer to a similar patient with “a midapical TS in a 56-year-old man,” which was “triggered by an acute emotional stress event after the defeat of his favorite soccer team during the Euro 2012 cup,” 2 Fijalkowski M. Fijalkowska M. Nowak R. Rynkiewicz A. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a male during a Euro 2012 football match. Clin Res Cardiol. 2013; 102: 319-321 Crossref PubMed Scopus (10) Google Scholar thinking that their “case is the second one,” 1 Y-Hassan S. Feldt K. Stålberg M. A missed penalty kick triggered coronary death in the husband and broken heart syndrome in the wife. Am J Cardiol. 2015; 116: 1586-1590 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar I am aware of another case published 4 years ago of an 82-year-old Italian woman who suffered TTS, 3 Kim S.J. Morelli R. Lippi-induced cardiomyopathy. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2011; 52: 91-92 PubMed Google Scholar immediately after watching a football game in which Italy lost to Slovakia in the 2010 World Cup series, which frustrated and angered the patient, who blamed for the loss the Italian national team coach, Marcello Lippi. The investigators reported that case as “Lippi-induced” cardiomyopathy, implicitly referring to the homonym (or homophone) “λυπη,” which sounds in Greek like “Lippi,” but it means unhappiness, grief, or sorrow, rather than anger. 3 Kim S.J. Morelli R. Lippi-induced cardiomyopathy. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2011; 52: 91-92 PubMed Google Scholar Of interest is that, as the investigators remarked, 1 Y-Hassan S. Feldt K. Stålberg M. A missed penalty kick triggered coronary death in the husband and broken heart syndrome in the wife. Am J Cardiol. 2015; 116: 1586-1590 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar happiness can also trigger TTS, as exemplified by a number of recent reports, 4 Qin D. Patel S.M. Champion H.C. “Happiness” and stress cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning syndrome/Takotsubo syndrome). Int J Cardiol. 2014; 172: e182-e183 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar , 5 Allen D. Parmar G. Ravandi A. Hussain F. Kass M. Happiness can break your heart: a rare case of Takotsubo cardiomyoathy after good news. Can J Cardiol. 2015; 31: 228.e1-228.e2 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (9) Google Scholar suggesting that the intense exhilaration from winning a game of one's favorite team may lead to TTS. A Missed Penalty Kick Triggered Coronary Death in the Husband and Broken Heart Syndrome in the WifeAmerican Journal of CardiologyVol. 116Issue 10PreviewEvents that induce emotional stress and frustration in a large number of subjects under specific circumstances, such as earthquakes, war conditions, and sporting occasions, may increase the incidence of cardiovascular events, such as acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. This report describes a married couple who expressed an apparently passionate interest in football with hazardous consequences after a tense football match during the FIFA 2014 World Championships. A series of emotional stressors initiated by defeat in this football game lead to cardiac arrest in a 58-year-old man caused by a thrombotic occlusion of the left anterior descending artery and ending in the death of the patient. Full-Text PDF Takotsubo Syndrome and Acute Myocardial Infarction: Causal LinksAmerican Journal of CardiologyVol. 117Issue 2PreviewThanks to Dr Madias for his instructive comments1 entitled “could takotsubo syndrome (TS) trigger type 1 myocardial infarction” on our recently published report in the American Journal of Cardiology entitled “A missed penalty kick triggered coronary death in the husband and broken heart syndrome in the wife.”2 I greatly appreciated Dr Madias awareness of another case, which we regrettably have unnoticed, of TS in an 82-year-old Italian woman watching a football game where the results frustrated and angered the patient who blamed for the loss the Italian national team coach, Marcello Lippi. Full-Text PDF
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