Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After Caesarean Section With Epidural Anesthesia: Initial Assessment and Follow-up

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Mar;34(3):756-758. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.10.019. Epub 2019 Oct 17.

Authors

Panagiota Kourkoveli¹, Evangelos Leontiadis², Marianna Kontonika¹, Theofani Antoniou³, Ioannis Iakovou¹, George Karatasakis¹

Affiliations

¹ Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Cardiology Division, Athens, Greece.
² Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Cardiology Division, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: evanleont@gmail.com.
³ Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Anesthesiology Division, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 31732378
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.10.019

No abstract available

Keywords: caesarean section; heart failure; reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy; speckle tracking echocardiography.

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Epidural* / adverse effects
Cesarean Section / adverse effects
Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Pregnancy
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / diagnostic imaging
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / etiology