Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and high-degree atrio-ventricular block: do we need to wait left ventricular function recovery to implant a pacemaker?

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):e56-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.037. Epub 2014 Jul 12.

Authors

Minh Tam Le¹, Caroline Grimard¹, Olivier Varenne¹, Reda Jakamy¹, Julien Rosencher²

Affiliations

¹ AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Service de Cardiologie, Paris 75014, France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Paris 75014, France.
² AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Service de Cardiologie, Paris 75014, France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Paris 75014, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25074559
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.037

No abstract available

Keywords: High-degree AV block; Pacemaker; Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Heart Block / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Block / etiology
Heart Block / therapy
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial* / trends
Radiography
Recovery of Function*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / complications
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / therapy
Time Factors
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy