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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan 18;1(1):2473974X16685544.
doi: 10.1177/2473974X16685544. eCollection 2017 Jan-Mar.

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy following Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery: A Case Report

Deniz Gerecci  1 , C Blake Sullivan  1 , Luke J Burchill  2 , Daniel R Clayburgh  1
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Case Reports

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy following Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery: A Case Report

Deniz Gerecci et al. OTO Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; head and neck surgery; postoperative complications.

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Competing interests: None.

Figures

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Figure 1.
Echocardiogram. Representative image demonstrating anterior and apical ballooning and hypokinesis classic for takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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