Successful retrial of ECT two months after ECT-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

摘要

we discuss a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of ECT in a severely depressed patient who had not previously responded to extensive trials of pharmaco-therapy but who had responded to a previous course of ECT. Further complicating this case is the fact that the patient's depression was refractory to medication trials after the onset of takotsubo cardiomyopathy, leading to the decision to embark on a second course of ECT after consultation with the cardiology and anesthesiology services.