Assessment with intracoronary pressure and flow guidewire, at baseline and after intracoronary adenosine infusion, in a patient with Takotsubo syndrome

Abstract

We present the case of a patient with Takotsubo syndrome assessed by intracoronary flow and pressure guidewire, showing elevation of intracoronary pressures at the level of the anterior descending artery, and thus demonstrating a new therapeutic target in a still little understood etiopathogenic entity. The results of this test have never been previously reported in Takotsubo patients.

Keywords: Coronary disease; Doença coronária; Guia de pressão/fluxo intracoronária; Intracoronary pressure and flow guidewire; Síndrome de Takotsubo; Takotsubo syndrome.