Takotsubo cardiomyopathy shortly following pacemaker implantation-case report and review of the literature.
We describe a patient with acute heart failure shortly after pacemaker implantation. With the documentation of typical dyskinesia of the apical segments with hyperdynamic contractility of the basal segments and a normal coronary angiogram, pacemaker implantation-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was diagnosed. Supportive care was administered and within several days the patient's symptoms resolved. After several weeks, the left ventricular function had fully recovered. A review of the literature on Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after pacemaker implantation is presented.
Department of Cardiology, Westfriesgasthuis Hospital, Maelsonstraat 3, Hoorn, the Netherlands.
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Postema
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Wiersma
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van der Bilt
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van Bergen