Key result
A 77-year-old woman with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy developed a rare and fatal left ventricular free wall rupture despite emergency surgical repair.
Why the study?
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is usually a transient condition managed conservatively, but it is rarely associated with ventricular free wall rupture.
Case Report (n=1)
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Ventricular free wall rupture is a rare but fatal complication of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy that may not be salvageable even with emergent surgical repair.
Free wall rupture is a rare fatal complication of Takotsubo; this case leaves open questions on prevention and management.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is usually a transient condition and is treated conservatively. It is rarely associated with ventricular free wall rupture, a fatal complication of the disease described in this report. Cardiothoracic surgery performed emergent ventricular wall repair; however, treatment was unsuccessful, and the patient expired.
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Al-Tkrit et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Emergency cardiothoracic surgery was evaluated on Patient survival. A 77-year-old woman with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy developed a rare and fatal left ventricular free wall rupture despite emergency surgical repair.
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