Author(s)

Ketevan Kapanadze^1*, Elene Shengelia¹, Keti Solomnishvili², Ahmed Saleh Abdelkader³, Maha Kassem^3*

¹Internal Medicine and Intensive Therapy Department, Tbilisi Central Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia.
²Internal Medicine Residency Program, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
³School of Medicine, New Vision University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a heart condition that is widely known to be caused by stress. It presents with symptoms that are similar to a myocardial infarction even though the coronary arteries are clear. This case report details the clinical characteristics, diagnostic assessment, and management plan of a 55-year-old male patient with a past medical history of alcoholism who arrived at the emergency department with the typical symptoms of acute pancreatitis. The case demonstrates the progression of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which was triggered by acute pancreatitis in the context of alcoholism, and underlines the significance of early detection and management to enhance the patient’s outcomes.

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Acute Pancreatitis, Alcoholism, Epigastric Pain

Kapanadze, K. , Shengelia, E. , Solomnishvili, K. , Abdelkader, A. and Kassem, M. (2024) Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 13, 87-94. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2024.134010.