Abstract
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TC) is a reversible, stress-induced, non-ischemic cardiomyopathy associated with temporary weakness of the myocardium and midventricular or apical ballooning [11. Emanuele Cecchi, Guido Parodi, Cristina Giglioli, Silvia Passantino, Brunella Bandinelli, et al. (2013) Stress-Induced Hyperviscosity in the Pathophysiology of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. The Am J Cardiol: 1523–1529.,22. Sharkey SW, Lips DL, Pink VR, Maron BJ (2013) Daughter-Mother Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy. The Am J Cardiol 137–138.]. Angina, ST abnormalities, elevated troponins, ventricular asynergy, CHF, and decreased EF are all components of TC. The unique finding is that they occur on the absence of CAD [33. Bielecka-Dabrowa A, Mikhailidis DP, Hannam S, Rysz J, Michalska M, et al. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy -The current state of knowledge. Int J Cardiol:120–125.]. In this case series with IRB approval we report three cases of post-operative cardiac symptoms that all resulted in a diagnosis of TC.
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