Takotsubo syndrome after mitral valve surgery: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Takotsubo syndrome is a frequent entity; however, it has never been described after a mitral valve surgery.

Case summary

We present the case of a 79-year-old woman, with background of atrial fibrillation and a left atrial appendage closure device, who was admitted for elective mitral valve replacement, because of asymptomatic severe primary mitral regurgitation. Biologic mitral valve was implanted without incidences, but in the postoperative, she developed cardiogenic shock. Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed inverted T waves in precordial leads and an echocardiography showed severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction with mid to distal diffuse hypokinesis, and better contractility in basal segments. Troponin levels were mildly elevated. With the suspicion of a postoper

SUBMITTER: Devesa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793183 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature