Key result
Cardiac surgery can trigger Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, presenting as a self-limited syndrome that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postcardiotomy cardiac failure.
Case Report (n=1)
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy must be considered in the differential diagnosis of postcardiotomy cardiac failure.
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.
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Vernick et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following cardiac surgery (n=1). Cardiac surgery was evaluated. Cardiac surgery can trigger Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, presenting as a self-limited syndrome that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postcardiotomy cardiac failure.
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