Voices of Takotsubo (stories)

Sono ragazza madre di emi, 12 anni, lavoro parte time, sono stata un atleta di alto livello, sono sportiva, alimentazione sana, livello di stress un po' alto, fumatrice 6/7 al giorno, nessuna patologia, esami del sangue perfetto, due dosi vaccino covid Pfizer (novembre 2021) e due contagi covid (febbraio e agosto 2022). Elena was a single mother of Emi who was 12 years old and worked part-time when she experienced Takotsubo. Elena had been a high-level athlete, and was sporty and ate healthy. Her stress levels were a bit high and she smoked 6/7 cigarettes a day. she had no medical problems, perfect blood tests and had two doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine (November 2021) and two Covid infections (February and August 2022). Here is Elena's story. Translation by Google.

Judi was 55 years old at the time she experienced Takotsubo. She was working full time as a manager of a jewellery store. She was living on her own and found life rather peaceful. She didn't sleep well at all and seemed to have insomnia - but managed to function on little sleep. Finances were rather tight - but Judi managed. Here is her story.

Debbie was a healthy, physically fit 68 year old woman at the time she experienced Takotsubo. She walked 5 miles a day and volunteered at a dog sanctuary and at a zoo. She had a good relationship and had children and grandchildren. She was not experiencing any stress. Here is her Takotsubo story.

Life before TTS: Diane was 60 years old when she experienced TTS. She was reasonable fit, working part time and was not experiencing any unusual stress. CT scan for suspected aortic dissection identified renal cell carcinoma.

Gwen was 66 years old at the time of her first TTS diagnosis. It happened around three hours after her son's funeral.

Jessica was 45 years old at the time she experienced Takotsubo syndrome triggered by a panic attack.

Life prior to TTS Lynda was 58 years old when she experienced her first TTS event during cardio exercise and she had a recurrence on return to work after the first event.

Missy was 73 when she experienced TTS. No particular trigger was identified. Read Missy's story here.

Deet was 68 years old when TTS occurred. She was shopping in a supermarket and confronted three youths who were shoplifting. Read Deet's story here.

Helen was 61 when she experienced TTS while pottering in the garden. Read Helen's story below.