Rare Case of Second Recurrence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy With Variable Ballooning Pattern

Benjamin W. Mancini; Sudhanshu Bhatnagar; Patricia Louis; Julio Andre Hernandez; Brandon R. Peterson

doi:10.12659/AJCR.948201

16 January 2026 : Case report USA

Rare Case of Second Recurrence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy With Variable Ballooning Pattern

Unusual clinical course

Benjamin W. Mancini^{ABCDEF 1,2*}, Sudhanshu Bhatnagar^{ABCDE 3}, Patricia Louis

^{ABCDEF 4,5}, Julio Andre Hernandez^{ABCDE 6}, Brandon R. Peterson^{ABCDE 7}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948201

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948201

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Figure 1 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy event in 2023: transthoracic echocardiogram with apical 4-chamber view; diastole (A), systole (B). Circumferential, mid-distal hypokinesis is shown, excluding the apical segment. Arrows demonstrate akinetic anterolateral and inferoseptal walls with a contractile apex.

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Rare Case of Second Recurrence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy With Variable Ballooning Pattern

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