Stress-related cardiomyopathy in a 31-year-old woman |
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Authors: | Pfister Shirley Wagar Phyllis Casserly Ivan P |
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Affiliation: | Anesthesia Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, Colorado, USA Shirley.Pfister@va.gov |
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Abstract: | Stress-related cardiomyopathy (SRC), initially referred to as Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and later as apical ballooning syndrome, has been largely observed in postmenopausal women. It is frequently precipitated by a stressful event. This is a case report of a 31-year-old woman who experienced SRC immediately after a bilateral mastectomy. |
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