title: Takotsubo syndrome after mitral valve replacement: case report and brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome.
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pergolini
authors.affiliation: U.O.C. Cardiologia ed Emodinamica Ospedale Belcolle, Viterbo. Electronic address: giordano.zampi@alice.it.
authors.forename: Giordano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zampi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casali
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Cuore e Grossi Vasi "A. Reale," Università Sapienza, Rome.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madeo
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia Luisa
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Visconti
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome.
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cipullo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome.
authors.forename: Paolo Giuseppe
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Musumeci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo syndrome; cardiogenic shock; mitral valve replacement; postoperative complications; stress-induced cardiomyopathy