Sudden cardiac arrest due to puerperal transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome

Abstract A 37 year old woman with chest pain was admitted to the emergency room 40 days after normal delivery with ventricular fibrillation due to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 149; no. 1; pp. e12 - e13
Main Authors Freitas, H.F.G, Renault, R, Ribeiro, E.S, Andrade, F.M, Brito, F.S, Velloso, L.G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 19.05.2011
Subjects
Adult
Cardiovascular
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - pathology
Female
Heart failure
Humans
Puerperal Disorders - etiology
Puerperal Disorders - pathology
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - complications
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - pathology
Ventricular fibrillation
Heart failure
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Ventricular fibrillation
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Summary:Abstract A 37 year old woman with chest pain was admitted to the emergency room 40 days after normal delivery with ventricular fibrillation due to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.066