Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in pregnancy

• Authors: Bojan Vujin , Dragan Kovačević , Milovan Petrović , Igor Ivanov , Gordana Panić
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We have described a rare case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in pregnancy, which is presented with cardiac arrest (ventricular fibrillation) at onset. In this case, the transient left ventricular ballooning in absence of coronary artery disease, produced a severe impairment of cardiac function with typical echocardiographic and electrocardiographic findings. There were complications in the form of ventricular fibrillation, with recurrence due to possible Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and new malignant heart rhythm disorder that increases the mortality rate compared with the first attack of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Due to presented symptoms the patient has opted for the implantation of cardioverter defibrillator.

Keywords

EN

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Pregnancy; Ventricular fibrillation

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 49-53

Dates

published

1 - 2 - 2014

online

4 - 2 - 2014

Contributors

author

Bojan Vujin

author

Dragan Kovačević

author

Milovan Petrović

author

Igor Ivanov

author

Gordana Panić

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-013-0257-3