Table 1 Characteristics of patients with septic shock-triggered Takotsubo syndrome
Age (years) | Sex | Infection site | Microorganism | Presenting symptom | Cardiac biomarkers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 87 | M | Pressure ulcers | Enterococcus faecium | Dyspnea | TnI + (1.08 ng/mL) |
Hemodynamic instability | BNP + (2335 pg/mL) | |||||
2 | 67 | F | Peritonitis | Escherichia coli | Hemodynamic instability | TnT + (0.159 ng/mL) |
NT-proBNP + (10,655 pg/mL) | ||||||
3 | 63 | M | CR-BSI | Candida tropicalis | Dyspnea | TnT + (0.447 ng/mL) |
Hemodynamic instability | NT-proBNP + (> 35,000 pg/mL) | |||||
4 | 56 | F | Urosepsis | Escherichia coli | Dyspnea | TnI + (1.75 ng/mL) |
Hemodynamic instability | BNP + (2313 pg/mL) | |||||
5 | 63 | M | CR-BSI | Enterobacter cloacae Klebsiella oxytoca | Dyspnea | TnT + (0.115 ng/mL) |
NT-proBNP + (13,943 pg/mL) | ||||||
6 | 54 | M | Cholangitis | Not clear | Chest pain | TnT + (0.273 ng/mL) |
NT-proBNP + (2222 pg/mL) | ||||||
7 | 19 | M | Wound | Not clear | Dyspnea | TnI + (2.11 ng/mL) |
Hemodynamic instability | BNP + (1798 pg/mL) |
ECG abnormalities | TTS pattern | LVEF (%) | Pulmonary oedema | Cardiogenic shock | Vasopressor/Inotrope | MV | HFNC | Recovery time (days) | Death | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST elevation | T-wave inversion | QTc prolongation | ||||||||||
1 | No | Diffuse | Yes | Typical | 20 | Yes | Yes | NE, MET Lev, Dob | Yes | No | 6 | Yes |
2 | No | Diffuse | Yes | Typical | 20 | Yes | Yes | NE, MET Lev, Dob | Yes | No | 11 | Yes |
3 | No | Diffuse | No | Typical | 23 | Yes | Yes | NE, MET Lev | No | Yes | 10 | No |
4 | No | Diffuse | No | Inverted | 30 | Yes | No | NE, DA Lev | No | No | 4 | No |
5 | No | Diffuse | No | Inverted | 45 | Yes | No | MET, DA Lev | No | Yes | 3 | No |
6 | II, III, aVF V5-V6 | No | Yes | Focal | 53 | No | No | NE | No | No | 9 | No |
7 | V4-V6 | No | No | Biventricular | 32 | Yes | No | NE, Lev | No | No | 6 | No |