Takotsubo cardiomyopathy | The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Perioperative Stress-Induced (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy in Liver Transplant Recipients

Alexander A. Vitin¹, Leonard Azamfirei², Dana Tomescu³

1 Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Department of Surgery, Transplant Surgery Division, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle WA, USA
2 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
3 Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department, “Carol Davila “University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania

DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2018-0006

A comprehensive analysis of published cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, occurred in liver transplant recipients in the perioperative period, has been attempted in this review. Predisposing factors, precipitating events, potential physiological mechanisms, acute and post-event management have been discussed.