Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and coronary vasospasm during orthotopic liver transplantation: separate entities or common mechanism?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Aug;24(4):629-32. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.07.021. Epub 2009 Oct 28.

Authors

Susan S Eagle¹, Annemarie Thompson, Pete P Fong, Mias Pretorius, Robert J Deegan, John W Hairr, Bernhard J Riedel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8274, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 19864162
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.07.021

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronary Vasospasm / complications
Coronary Vasospasm / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
End Stage Liver Disease / diagnosis
End Stage Liver Disease / surgery
Humans
Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / complications
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*