Recurrent takotsubo syndrome in a patient with myotonic dystrophy 1

Objectives: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (takotsubo-syndrome, TTS) and its recurrence have not been described in myotonic dystrophy-1.Case report: The patient was a 47-year-old female who was suspected to suffer from myotonic dystrophy-1 at 20 years of age, upon the typical clinical presentation and the electrophysiological findings. During weaning from general anesthesia for resectioning of a pelvic tumour she developed ventricular...