Takotsubo-like severe left ventricular dysfunction after cesarean delivery in a 28-year old woman

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-104

  Kim, Soo Young ^a   Yoon, Ji Hyun ^a   Lee, Sang Hak ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Heart failure; Postpartum period; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APICAL MERISTEMOXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EDEMA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79955070239     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.2.101     Document Type: Article

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