Rupture of right ventricular free wall following ventricular septal rupture in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with right ventricular involvement

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Most patients diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathies are expected to almost completely recover, and their prognosis is excellent. However, complications can occur in the acute phase. We present a case of a woman with takotsubo cardiomyopathy with right ventricular involvement who developed a rupture of the right ventricular free wall following ventricular septal rupture, as a consequence of an acute increase in right ventricular afterload by left-to-right shunt. Our case report illustrates that takotsubo cardiomyopathy can be life threatening in the acute phase. Ventricular septal rupture in biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy may be a harbinger of cardiac tamponade by right ventricular rupture.

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Sung, J. M., Hong, S. J., Chung, I. H., Lee, H. Y., Lee, J. H., Kim, H. J., … Rhee, K. J. (2017). Rupture of right ventricular free wall following ventricular septal rupture in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with right ventricular involvement. Yonsei Medical Journal, 58(1), 248–251. https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2017.58.1.248

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