Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is characterized by acute but transient ventricular dysfunction without obstructive coronary artery disease, generally precipitated by emotional and physical triggers. We describe this syndrome in a 76-year-old woman who was admitted with thoracic pain secondary to TC as shown by echocardiographic assessment, with a concurrent diagnosis of giant ascending aortic aneurism. Surgical intervention was delayed to allow ventricular recovery and then to perform ascending aorta replacement. An individualized perioperative approach was applied to avoid a possible TC recurrence with an uneventful postoperative course.

Ascending aortic aneurysm repair in the setting of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy

Matteucci M.;Ferrarese S.;Corazzari C.;Telli G.;Mantovani V.;Beghi C.
2020-01-01

Abstract

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is characterized by acute but transient ventricular dysfunction without obstructive coronary artery disease, generally precipitated by emotional and physical triggers. We describe this syndrome in a 76-year-old woman who was admitted with thoracic pain secondary to TC as shown by echocardiographic assessment, with a concurrent diagnosis of giant ascending aortic aneurism. Surgical intervention was delayed to allow ventricular recovery and then to perform ascending aorta replacement. An individualized perioperative approach was applied to avoid a possible TC recurrence with an uneventful postoperative course.
2020
ascending aortic aneurysm; cardiac surgery; Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy
Matteucci, M.; Ferrarese, S.; Corazzari, C.; Telli, G.; Mantovani, V.; Lorusso, R.; Beghi, C.
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