TY - JOUR T1 - A simple procedure in a complex patient: perioperative takotsubo cardiomyopathy JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2019-233121 VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - e233121 AU - Arvind Jothin AU - John Prakash Raj AU - Venkatesan Thiruvenkatarajan Y1 - 2020/12/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/12/e233121.abstract N2 - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a rare but life-threatening condition that is still not completely understood. Characterised by rapidly reversible ventricular dysfunction without any prior coronary artery disease, it can imitate a myocardial infarction and lead to death if not managed appropriately. This report examines a case of intraoperative cardiac arrest in a patient with no previous cardiac disease, and discusses the factors that may have precipitated this event, as well as the ways of distinguishing the cause of the arrest based on clinical course and investigations, eventually leading to a diagnosis of TTC. ER -