Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with cardiac arrest following cardiac surgery: new variants of an unusual syndrome

William J Vernick; W Clark Hargrove; John G Augoustides; Jiri Horak

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01135.x

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with cardiac arrest following cardiac surgery: new variants of an unusual syndrome

J Card Surg. 2010 Nov;25(6):679-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01135.x. Epub 2010 Oct 12.

Authors

William J Vernick¹, W Clark Hargrove, John G Augoustides, Jiri Horak

Affiliation

¹ Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21039858
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01135.x

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is increasingly being recognized in the perioperative period. To date, there have been only three previous cases involving cardiac surgery reported and this represents the fourth case. The precise mechanism remains elusive, and there is no definitive management strategy. It appears that the syndromes course in cardiac surgical patients is self-limited. This syndrome must now be considered in the differential diagnosis of postcardiotomy cardiac failure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / complications
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*