title: Stress cardiomyopathy (Tako-Tsubo) following radiofrequency ablation in the right ventricular outflow tract.
abstract: A 44-year-old female undergoing radiofrequency ablation in the right ventricular outflow tract for symptomatic, frequent premature ventricular contractions developed stress cardiomyopathy (Tako-Tsubo). Stress cardiomyopathy was probably due to hyperadrenergic state induced by the procedure itself, dobutamine infusion, sympathetic nerve stimulation at the ablation site, and parasympathetic withdrawal with atropine administration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. canrfca@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hasdemir
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yavuzgil
authors.forename: Evrim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ulucan
authors.forename: Cahide S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cinar