Surgical Extirpation of Apical Left Ventricular Thrombus in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

We report a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy who underwent surgical resection of apical left ventricular thrombus. A 59-year-old woman was transferred to our hospital in shock with hypothermia and diabetic ketoacidosis. The electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation, while echocardiography r...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Niino, Satoshi Unosawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/387037