Two case studies of cardiac arrest occurring in medically fit patients undergoing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

We report case histories of two young women who had an intraoperative cardiac arrest, potentially caused by preoperative emotional stress, while undergoing open radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer. Neither had any history of heart disease or other comorbidities. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a form...

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Main Authors: Bernd C. Schmid, Rex Yuan, Leonie Watterson, Jennifer Yu, Neville Hacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578921001272