New onset nonischemic cardiomyopathy post liver transplantation

A new onset acute heart failure (HF) with a sudden drop in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) post orthotopic liver transplant (LT) is a rare but a potentially fatal complication. Because in most of the cases there is no evidence of coronary thrombosis, it can be classified as nonischemic cardiomyopathy. More specifically, clinical presentation of this syndrome shares many features with stress-induced or takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The...