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A rare cause of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related left ventricular apical thrombus requiring surgery.
Heart Lung Circ
; 21(4): 245-6, 2012 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21840755
ABSTRACT
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.