Erschienen in:
01.10.2014 | Case Report
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy shortly following pacemaker implantation—case report and review of the literature
verfasst von:
P. G. Postema, J. J. Wiersma, I. A. C. van der Bilt, P. Dekkers, P. F. M. M. van Bergen
Erschienen in:
Netherlands Heart Journal
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Ausgabe 10/2014
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Abstract
We describe a patient with acute heart failure shortly after pacemaker implantation. With the documentation of typical dyskinesia of the apical segments with hyperdynamic contractility of the basal segments and a normal coronary angiogram, pacemaker implantation-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was diagnosed. Supportive care was administered and within several days the patient’s symptoms resolved. After several weeks, the left ventricular function had fully recovered. A review of the literature on Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after pacemaker implantation is presented.