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Parviz-Ali Lotfian1, Arun Umesh Mahtani1, Seyed Zaidi2
1Department of Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center/Mount Sinai, Staten Island, New York, US.
Abstract:
We discuss a case of a 42-year-old female who was admitted for chronic intractable lower back pain requiring elective spinal surgery. Postoperatively, she experienced chest pressure and abdominal pain with a notable elevation in cardiac markers. A cardiac catheterization and left ventriculogram revealed normal coronary arteries and basal anterolateral hypokinesis, with the normal movement of the distal segment of the anterior wall. A rare variant of stress cardiomyopathy was diagnosed.
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