Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Traumatic Hand Amputation: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Takotsubo or stress cardiomyopathy is a syndrome of transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction seen in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease.

Case report

We describe a case of stress cardiomyopathy diagnosed in the emergency department (ED) using point-of-care ultrasound associated with traumatic hand amputation. The patient suffered a near-complete amputation of the right hand while using a circular saw, subsequently complicated by brief cardiac arrest with rapid return of spontaneous circulation. Point-of-care ultrasonography in the ED revealed the classic findings of takotsubo cardiomyopathy, including apical ballooning of the left ventricle and hyperkinesis of the basal walls with a severely reduced ejection fraction. After formalization of

SUBMITTER: Bacro-Duverger BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436489 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature