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.
Freitas
H F G
HF
Renault
R
R
Ribeiro
E S
ES
Andrade
F M
FM
Brito
F S
FS
Velloso
L G
LG
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