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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Following Kidney Transplant.

Vahid Eslami, Roozbeh Nazari, Nahid Senobari, Amirhesam Alirezaei, Touba Akbari, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pouya Ebrahimi, Raheel Ahmed, Sohail Q Khan, Farhan Shahid

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Vahid EslamiCardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roozbeh NazariCardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nahid SenobariCardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amirhesam AlirezaeiDepartment of Nephrology, Clinical Research and Development Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Touba AkbariCardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir NasrollahizadehCardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pouya EbrahimiCardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Electronic address: pouyaebrahimi1992@gmail.com.
Raheel AhmedNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Sohail Q KhanDepartment of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Farhan ShahidDepartment of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Department of Interventional Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Aston University Medical School, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

introductionTakotsubo syndrome (TTS), commonly referred to as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a reversible type of nonischemic heart failure mimicking acute coronary syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease experienced severe chest pain, dyspnea, and diaphoresis a few hours after undergoing a kidney transplant. Initial evaluations revealed ST-T wave changes alongside elevated troponin I levels. Echocardiography revealed a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 25% to 30% and apical wall motion abnormalities. Hence, coronary angiography was performed, which showed no significant coronary stenosis, a finding supporting a diagnosis of TTS. A follow-up transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a normalized LVEF 4 weeks later, thus confirming the provisional diagnosis. DISCUSSION: This case highlights the necessity for clinicians to be vigilant for TTS in patients with acute cardiac conditions, specifically in patients undergoing significant physiological stress, such as post-surgery or following norepinephrine administration.

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case reportkidney transplantleft ventricular apical ballooningstress-induced cardiomyopathytakotsubo cardiomyopathy

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PMCPMC12441348

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