Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following intra-abdominal surgery.
Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (RTC) is a rare condition characterized by systolic dysfunction of the basal segments of the left ventricle in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The case of a 50-year-old woman with RTC following intra-abdominal surgery is described in the present report.
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. burakacarmd@yahoo.com.
Burak
B
Açar
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Özgür
Ö
Kırbaş
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sefa
S
Ünal
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Zehra
Z
Gölbaşı
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sinan
S
Aydoğdu
D006332:Cardiomegaly; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy