Two case studies of cardiac arrest occurring in medically fit patients undergoing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

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  Fig. 1. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiograms obtained from Patient 2 postoperatively and one month after the event. a) showing a short clip of a parasternal long axis view of patient 2 on the postoperative echocardiogram. The left ventricle is dilated and there is mild to moderate segmental impairment of systolic function. The mid and apical segments are involved, there is basal sparing, consistent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. b) short video clip of the 4-chamber view on the postoperative echocardiogram. The left ventricle is dilated with mild to moderate segmental impairment of systolic function, basal segments are spared thereby giving the typical “apical ballooning” appearance in diastole. c) short video clip of the parasternal long axis view, 1 month after surgery; the left ventricle is normal size with normal systolic function. d) short video clip of the apical 4 chamber view 1 month after surgery; normal size and systolic function of the left ventricle. e) image - parasternal long axis view in systole postoperatively (left) and 1 month later (right). The first image demonstrates the lack of contraction in the mid and apical segments in systole; there is normal LV contraction…