%0 Journal Article
%T Ventricular fibrillation as primary presentation of takotsubo cardiomyopathy after complicated cesarean delivery
%A Miriam Bortnik
%A Monica Verdoia
%A Alon Schaffer
%A Eraldo Occhetta
%J World Journal of Cardiology
%D 2012
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%R 10.4330/wjc.v4.i6.214
%X Takotsubo cardiomyopathy typically affects post-menopausal women under severe psychological or physical stress; it also has been reported to develop after medical procedures or surgery. We herein report the rare case of a 30-year-old woman who presented with an episode of ventricular fibrillation after a very complicated cesarean delivery and was successfully resuscitated. Subsequent electrocardiography and echocardiography showed a typical Takotsubo pattern. Within 3 wk, left ventricular systolic function returned to normal.
%K Anesthesia
%K Ventricular fibrillation
%K Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
%K Cardiac arrest
%K Cesarean delivery
%K Oxytocin
%U http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v4/i6/214.htm