Stress cardiomyopathy following thyroidectomy in a premenopausal woman with thyroid cancer: case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Stress cardiomyopathy (SC) is a poorly recognized heart disease that was initially regarded as a benign condition. Recently, it has been shown that SC may be associated with severe clinical complications including death and that its prevalence is probably underestimated. The disease is characterized by transient