takotsubo

You may try the CCU forum. I would think theyve seen plenty of patients that have had that exact same thing happen. I have seen the same thing in my unit, and I've only been there 9 months. Can't offer much advice as I dont know a whole lot about it. Isn't it also known as stress induced cardiomyopathy?

Yes it is also known as stressed induced cariomyopathy. I did post it on CCu forum couple days ago and i only got 1 responce. So i thought i would post it here to. Thanks for your thoughts. :)

We see stress-induced cardiomyopathy 2-3 times a year on our cardiac unit (we are not an ICU). They are usually discharged home once they are stable so I cannot tell you how they do post discharge. It sounds like your dad is getting the proper treatment though, with a beta blocker and ACE inhibitor. He will be followed with echos to monitor his EF which I believe should improve once the heart muscle recovers from stunning.

Best wishes to you and your dad.

It seems like we had a bunch of them all in a short span of time in our unit, and they all came from the same cardiologist. We'd all joke that he must have gone to a seminar recently. Don't really remember that much about them though.

thanks for the kind words:redbeathe

Try reading through this case presentation (I found it interesting): http://www.flightweb.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=618&hl=takotsubo&st=0

I know I am not a forum administrator, but please remember AllNurses is not to be used as a medical advice forum. Prayers to you, your father, and your family. Takots is fairly rare, but I can not imagine going through it. Best of luck to your family.

When I worked in the cardiac stepdown unit I had a male patient who was diagnosed with Takotsubo, no medical history, clean coronary arteries and and EF of 30%. He traced his Takotsubo to a very stressful work situation. Our daughters went to school together so I saw him 6 months later at a school event and he said he was "back to normal". Full recovery doesn't happen in all cases but it does happen.