Key result
Elective mitral valve replacement is linked to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy presenting as post-operative cardiogenic shock.
Why the study?
Reports of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after cardiac surgery are exceptional, highlighting the need to recognize this syndrome postoperatively.
Case Report (n=1)
Takotsubo syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cardiogenic shock following cardiac surgery.
May support including Takotsubo in post-cardiac surgery shock differentials; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a syndrome characterized by transient acute left ventricular dysfunction, electrocardiographic changes that can mimic acute myocardial infarction and minimal release of myocardial enzymes in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Reports of Takotsubo syndrome after cardiac surgery are exceptional. We describe a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 68-year-old woman after elective mitral valve replacement. Takotsubo syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting cardiogenic shock after cardiac surgery.
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González et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Elective mitral valve replacement was evaluated on Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. A 68-year-old woman developed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after elective mitral valve replacement, highlighting it as a differential diagnosis for cardiogenic shock post-cardiac surgery.
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