RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A simple procedure in a complex patient: perioperative takotsubo cardiomyopathy
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e233121
DO 10.1136/bcr-2019-233121
VO 13
IS 12
A1 Arvind Jothin
A1 John Prakash Raj
A1 Venkatesan Thiruvenkatarajan
YR 2020
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/12/e233121.abstract
AB 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.