Persistent left ventricular dysfunction in takotsubo cardiomyopathy after pacemaker implantation.
Two cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurred after pacemaker implantation, both in elderly women who received a dual-chamber pacemaker for complete atrioventricular block. They had persistent left ventricular dysfunction even during their convalescence.
Kurisu
Satoshi
S
Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. skurisu@nifty.com
Inoue
Ichiro
I
Kawagoe
Takuji
T
Ishihara
Masaharu
M
Shimatani
Yuji
Y
Hata
Takaki
T
Nakama
Yasuharu
Y
Kijima
Yasufumi
Y
Kagawa
Eisuke
E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology*