Pheochromocytoma Triggers Takotsubo Syndrome Complicated By Cerebral And Peripheral Embolic Events

A 25-year-old female with Chinese origin was referred to our chest pain unit by a general practitioner because of chest pain during exercise, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and headache. The electrocardiogram showed a sinus tachycardia and a T-wave inversion in the precordial and inferior leads. The left heart catheterization procedure excluded a significant coronary artery disease ( Panels A and B ) and showed a triggers takotsubo syndrome (TTS) like change in left …