Open AccessInverted Takotsubo Following a Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy, Treated with Levosimendan
Author(s) -
A. Ghariani,
Leila Dhiab,
Fehmi Ferhi,
Mohamed AB Abdessalem,
Abdallah Mahdhaoui,
K. Ben Jazia,
Gouider Jeridi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24118
Subject(s) - medicine , levosimendan , dobutamine , cardiology , inotrope , context (archaeology) , peripartum cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , heart failure , hemodynamics , paleontology , biology
Takotsubo syndrome is a transient stunned myocardium that typically involves the apical and mid-ventricular segments. A variant, called Inverted Takotsubo, concerns the basal and mid-ventricular segments.