Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following intra-abdominal surgery

Abstract

Summary– Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (RTC) is a rare condition characterized by systolic dysfunction of the basal segments of the left ventricle in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. The case of a 50-year-old woman with RTC following intra-abdominal surgery is described in the present report.

Keywords

• surgery
• stress cardiomyopathy
• takotsubo cardiomyopathy.