Myocardial contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of postoperative takotsubo myocardiopathy: case report and literature review

Myocardial contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of postoperative takotsubo myocardiopathy: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a brief ventricular dysfunction that usually occurs after emotional or physical stress. Here, we report a patient who underwent cardiac surgery and then developed TCM during the postoperative period. Case presentation A 51-year-old woman was admi...

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Main Authors: Jia-Hui Zeng, Wei Li, Feng-Juan Yao, Dong-Hong Liu, Cui-Ling Li, Yan-Qiu Liu, Rui Fan, Min Ye, Hong Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Myocardial contrast echocardiography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0985-z

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