Open AccessTakotsubo cardiomyopathy following ultrasound-guided renal cyst aspiration
Author(s) -
Dorissa Lahner Gursahaney,
Dominik M. Wiktor,
Jonathan Lindquist
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20180101
Subject(s) - medicine , anticipation (artificial intelligence) , cardiomyopathy , interventional radiology , anxiety , radiology , cyst , ultrasound , cardiology , heart failure , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science
Interventional radiology plays a critical role in offering minimally invasive procedures, resulting in increased patient comfort. However, of the millions of patients undergoing interventional procedures each year, many suffer from pre-procedural psychological stressors related to fear of discomfort and diagnostic uncertainty. We describe a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called broken heart syndrome or stress cardiomyopathy, following ultrasound-guided renal cyst aspiration in a patient with severe anxiety in anticipation of the interventional radiology procedure.