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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Ahmed Elgazzar1, Deval Surana2, Rakesh Varma3

  • 1East Tennessee State University James H Quillen College of Medicine, Maple Avenue, Bldg. 178, Mountain Home, TN 37684, USA.

Radiology Case Reports
|December 5, 2022
PubMed

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can mimic heart attacks after stress. This stress cardiomyopathy involves temporary heart muscle dysfunction and requires consideration in cardiac event diagnoses.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine

Background:

  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a stress-induced condition mimicking ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
  • It presents with transient left ventricular wall motion abnormalities due to myocardial stunning.
  • The exact causes and mechanisms, possibly involving catecholamine surges, are still under investigation.

Keywords:
AblationHepatocellular carcinomaTakotsubo cardiomyopathy

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