Sudden cardiac arrest due to puerperal transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome.
A 37 year old woman with chest pain was admitted to the emergency room 40 days after normal delivery with ventricular fibrillation due to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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HF
Freitas
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R
Renault
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Ribeiro
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Andrade
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Brito
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Velloso
D000328:Adult; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology