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A 44-year-old woman with stable multiple sclerosis developed reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy one day after undergoing an exploratory laparotomy for small bowel obstruction.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights a rare presentation of reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by exploratory laparotomy.
Postoperative reverse takotsubo may warrant consideration in unexplained LV dysfunction; leaves open need for larger studies on prognosis and management.
Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an uncommon cardiomyopathy characterized by reversible regional wall motion abnormalities in the basilar segment of the left ventricle. This happens in the absence of any coronary artery pathology. Although it shares some pathogenic mechanisms with its more common variant, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, differences exist in terms of echocardiographic features, demographics, clinical manifestations, laboratory features, and prognosis. Cases of postoperative reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy are less described in the literature. Herein, we report a case of reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 44-year-old woman occurring after exploratory laparotomy.
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Akel et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (n=1). Exploratory laparotomy was evaluated on Development of reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy. A 44-year-old woman with stable multiple sclerosis developed reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy one day after undergoing an exploratory laparotomy for small bowel obstruction.
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