Key result
A 4-year-old boy with a single right ventricle developed takotsubo cardiomyopathy following a severe seizure, experiencing cardiac improvement but developing hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Why the study?
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is rarely reported in children, particularly in those with single-ventricle disease.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case demonstrates that takotsubo cardiomyopathy can occur in children with single-ventricle disease following a severe seizure.
Seizure may trigger takotsubo in single-ventricle children; leaves open optimal management and neuroprognosis.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a disease that causes transient contractile abnormalities mainly in the left ventricular apex, is rarely reported in children, especially in those with single-ventricle disease. A 4-year-old boy with a single right ventricle was transferred to our hospital following a severe seizure and was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy by echocardiography. His cardiac function improved; however, he developed hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
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Takamizawa et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Severe seizure was evaluated on Clinical course and cardiac function. A 4-year-old boy with a single right ventricle developed takotsubo cardiomyopathy following a severe seizure, experiencing cardiac improvement but developing hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
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