Case report: takotsubo cardiomyopathy after transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve replacement.

Matthieu SteineckerChristophe BenvenutiFranck DigneMohammed Nejjari

Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)

Post-TAVR stress-related cardiomyopathy seems to be an extremely rare entity. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a takotsubo cardiomyopathy after ViV TAVR. Though the association between the two seems likely to be causal, no clear physiopathological explanation can be formulated.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve replacement
heart failure
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