Takotsubo syndrome‐associated ventricular standstill in a peripartum patient: case report and review of the literature

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  Figure 1. Initial EKG from first admission, ST elevations in V2–V4 and leads II, III, aVF. Write speed 10 mm/mV.

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  Figure 2. Akinesis and apical ballooning, both pathognomonic for Takotsubo syndrome, were seen during cardiac catheterization.

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  Figure 3. Initial EKG on second admission – sinus tachycardia with bifascicular block. Write speed 10 mm/mV.

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  Figure 4. About 4 sec of ventricular standstill on telemetry while patient was coding in the intensive care unit.

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  Figure 5. EKG after transvenous pacemaker placement showing appropriate ventricular pacing. Write speed 10 mm/mV.