title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after bisoprolol withdrawal and open appendectomy.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an acute cardiac syndrome characterized by transient regional wall motion abnormalities of the left ventricular apex or midventricle. Patients often present with chest pain or dyspnea, ST-segment elevation, and minor elevation of cardiac enzyme levels. TTC has been associated with severe emotional or physical stress such as severe burns, spinal cord injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, multiple traumas, and surgery. We report a case of TTC in a 45-year-old woman who had undergone appendectomy 2 days before presenting to our institution.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Clinic, Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Research Hospital, 34846, Kartal/Istanbul, Turkey, bezgintahir3@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bezgin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elveran
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Canga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Esen
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017298:Bisoprolol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D017298:Bisoprolol