Stress (tako-tsubo) cardiomyopathy following radiofrequency ablation of a liver tumor: a case report.
Stress cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction occurring in the absence of obstructive coronary disease. It is precipitated by acute emotional or physical stress. We present a case of stress cardiomyopathy which developed during hepatic radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Joo
Ijin
I
Department of Radiology, and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
Lee
Jeong Min
JM
Han
Joon Koo
JK
Choi
Byung Ihn
BI
Park
Eun-Ah
EA
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000523:psychology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011859:Radiography; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology