title: Ventricular fibrillation as primary presentation of takotsubo cardiomyopathy after complicated cesarean delivery.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy typically affects post-menopausal women under severe psychological or physical stress; it also has been reported to develop after medical procedures or surgery. We herein report the rare case of a 30-year-old woman who presented with an episode of ventricular fibrillation after a very complicated cesarean delivery and was successfully resuscitated. Subsequent electrocardiography and echocardiography showed a typical Takotsubo pattern. Within 3 wk, left ventricular systolic function returned to normal.
authors: Miriam Bortnik, Monica Verdoia, Alon Schaffer, Eraldo Occhetta, Paolo Marino, Cardiology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy.
authors: Miriam
authors: M
authors: Bortnik
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: Verdoia
authors: Alon
authors: A
authors: Schaffer
authors: Eraldo
authors: E
authors: Occhetta
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Marino