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03 September 2026 : Case report  USA

When Grief Strains the Heart: A Case of Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Mourning and Respiratory Failure

Rare disease

Peter Cwalina ABCDEF 1*, Ibrahim Rahmatullah DE 2, Ayesha Samad ABCDEF 2, Adam S. Budzikowski CDE 3

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952896

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952896

Table 1 Troponin Levels for 24-hour period.

Troponin types5: 046: 198: 3619: 28 (after cardiac catheterization)
Delta Troponin I% change5391573
High-sensitivity Troponin I, series ng/L56358937
High-sensitivity Troponin I, random ng/L1928

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923