Key result
Case report details Takotsubo cardiomyopathy requiring ECMO following atrial myxoma surgery.
Why the study?
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can cause serious complications including cardiogenic shock and may require ECMO support after atrial myxoma surgery, but clinical data are limited.
Case Report
Highlights a severe presentation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy requiring ECMO support following surgical resection of an atrial myxoma.
Rare severe Takotsubo may complicate atrial myxoma surgery; hypothesis-generating with no practice change warranted.
Introduction Takotsubo’s syndrome is a cardiomyopathy characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction. This condition is often described in postmenopausal women secondary to physical or emotional triggers. The clinical behavior mimics an acute coronary syndrome. However, angiography shows no obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease. This syndrome is considered a reversible cardiomyopathy. However, patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy have risk of serious complications, such as cardiogenic shock, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular thrombus. […] Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Requirement after Atrial [...]
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Garagoli et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) was evaluated. This case report describes a patient who developed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) following atrial myxoma surgery.
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