Takotsubo syndrome after mitral valve replacement: case report and brief review of the literature

Amedeo Pergolini; Giordano Zampi; Giovanni Casali; Andrea Madeo; Claudia Luisa Visconti; Pier Luigi Cipullo; Paolo Giuseppe Pino; Francesco Musumeci

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.005

Takotsubo syndrome after mitral valve replacement: case report and brief review of the literature

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Apr;29(2):431-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.005. Epub 2013 Dec 22.

Authors

Amedeo Pergolini¹, Giordano Zampi², Giovanni Casali¹, Andrea Madeo³, Claudia Luisa Visconti⁴, Pier Luigi Cipullo¹, Paolo Giuseppe Pino¹, Francesco Musumeci¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome.
² U.O.C. Cardiologia ed Emodinamica Ospedale Belcolle, Viterbo. Electronic address: giordano.zampi@alice.it.
³ Dipartimento Cuore e Grossi Vasi "A. Reale," Università Sapienza, Rome.
⁴ Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 24365714
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo syndrome; cardiogenic shock; mitral valve replacement; postoperative complications; stress-induced cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology*
Ultrasonography