Ascending aortic aneurysm repair in the setting of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
Matteo MatteucciSandro FerrareseClaudio CorazzariGaia TelliVittorio MantovaniRoberto LorussoCesare BeghiPublished in: Perfusion (2020)
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.
Keyphrases
- aortic dissection
- heart failure
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- aortic aneurysm
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic pain
- catheter ablation
- physical activity
- mental health
- aortic valve
- spinal cord
- left atrial
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- mitral valve
- cardiac surgery
- liver failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- cerebral ischemia
- aortic stenosis
- spinal cord injury
- intensive care unit
- case report
- oxidative stress
- radiation therapy
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- hepatitis b virus
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- rectal cancer
- blood brain barrier
- postoperative pain