A rare cause of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related left ventricular apical thrombus requiring surgery

Title: A rare cause of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related left ventricular apical thrombus requiring surgery
Creator: Seitz, Michael J.; McLeod, Martin K.; O'Keefe, Michael D.; Seah, Peng W.
Relation: Heart Lung and Circulation Vol. 21, Issue 4, p. 245-246
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2011.07.004
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2012
Description: We present the case of a 48 year-old male with a history of cystic fibrosis who presented with massive haemoptysis and was later found to have Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. He subsequently developed a left ventricular (LV) thrombus which was successfully removed via a left apical ventriculotomy. Surgical management of LV thrombus related to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is warranted in a selected population of patients and a left apical ventriculotomy provides good access with minimal complications in the post operative setting.
Subject: left ventricular thrombus; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1311133
Identifier: uon:22153
Identifier: ISSN:1443-9506
Language: eng
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