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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTS) is a rare cardiac syndrome typically precipitated by acute stressors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case introduction<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This report describes a case of a patient who experienced cardiac arrest following trauma sustained in a road traffic accident, complicated by lower limb infection. The infection progressed rapidly, culminating in cardiac arrest. Subsequent investigations supported a diagnosis of TTS occurring in a multifactorial physical stress milieu, including traumatic injury and rapidly progressive soft-tissue infection due to Aeromonas hydrophila with septic shock. The patient was successfully treated with targeted antibiotic therapy, surgical intervention, and individualized haemodynamic support with cautious, congestion-aware fluid management, and was ultimately discharged in a stable condition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Aeromonas hydrophila infection with septic shock may be one component of a multifactorial physical stress response; together with traumatic injury and severe pain from tissue injury and necrosis, it may precipitate Takotsubo syndrome through acute sympathetic activation and a catecholamine surge. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging can support the diagnosis. In this case, levosimendan was used as an adjunctive inotropic strategy; however, no causal inference or therapeutic efficacy can be concluded from a single case report.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2026.1781127","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,12]],"date-time":"2026-03-12T06:46:14Z","timestamp":1773297974000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following aeromonas hydrophila septic shock after traumatic injury: a case report"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Xu","family":"Zeng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University","place":["Lishui, Zhejiang, 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