Key result
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy case features apical thrombus and persistent complete AV block despite LV recovery.
Why the study?
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is usually reversible and benign but can rarely have complications such as arrhythmias and apical thrombus.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights rare but significant complications (apical thrombus and persistent complete AV block) that can occur in takotsubo cardiomyopathy despite left ventricular recovery.
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Monitor for apical thrombus and persistent AV block in takotsubo even after LV recovery; this case leaves open their incidence and management.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a reversible form of left ventricular dysfunction with an apparently benign natural history after left ventricular recovery. Rarely there are complications such as arrhythmias and apical thrombus. We describe a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated with apical thrombus and persistent complete atrioventricular block after improvement of left ventricular wall motion. A miocardiopatia de takotsubo constitui uma forma transitória e aparentemente benigna de disfunção ventricular esquerda. Raramente cursa com complicações como arritmias e trombos apicais. Descrevemos um caso de miocardiopatia de takotsubo complicada com trombo apical e bloqueio aurículo-ventricular completo persistente após a normalização da contractilidade do ventrículo esquerdo.
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Correia et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was evaluated. A case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy was complicated by apical thrombus and persistent complete atrioventricular block despite improvement in left ventricular wall motion.
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