Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with severe bradyarrhythmia following epidural insertion

We present a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) with ventricular stand still and atrioventricular block. TTC can mimic ST elevation myocardial infarction and heart failure, but in this case resulted in a severe cardiac conduction disorder and ventricular standstill. This is a recognised but unus...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gamble, David T, Shuttleworth, Kara J, Scally, Caroline, Leslie, Stephen J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093860/