Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Requirement after Atrial Myxoma Surgery

Introduction

Takotsubo’s syndrome is a cardiomyopathy characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction. This condition is often described in postmenopausal women secondary to physical or emotional triggers. The clinical behavior mimics an acute coronary syndrome. However, angiography shows no obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease.

This syndrome is considered a reversible cardiomyopathy. However, patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy have risk of serious complications, such as cardiogenic shock, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular thrombus.

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