Stress-induced cardiomyopathy during ophthalmologic surgery: A case report

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a recently described clinical entity which is associated with a chest pain occurring during a stress, an abnormal ECG and/or an increase in the troponin blood level and a transient left ventricular dysfunction. Transient left ventricular d...

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Published inKorean journal of anesthesiology Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 518 - 521
Main Authors Lee, Kyu Han, Lee, Jong Hwan, Lee, Soo Il, Lee, Seung Cheol, Choi, So Ron
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) 01.10.2009
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Epinephrine
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy
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Summary:Stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a recently described clinical entity which is associated with a chest pain occurring during a stress, an abnormal ECG and/or an increase in the troponin blood level and a transient left ventricular dysfunction. Transient left ventricular dysfunction generally involves the midsection and the apex of the heart with an akinesis. We reported a case of a 55-year-old female patient who developed a stress-induced cardiomyopathy after local epinephrine use during ophthalmologic surgery.
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ISSN:2005-7563
DOI:10.4097/kjae.2009.57.4.518