Takotsubo cardiomyopathy during ambulatory anesthesia for bladder hydrodistension therapy -A case report

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy, also referred to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or apical ballooning syndrome presents in perioperative period. We demonstrated a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy recognized after general anesthesia for bladder hydrodistension therapy as ambulatory surgery, which we surmise...

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Published inKorean journal of anesthesiology Vol. 62; no. 5; pp. 484 - 487
Main Authors Kazuto Yamashita, Hisanari Ishii, Kiichi Hirota, Masami Sato, Hiroko Tanabe, Kazuhiko Fukuda
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한마취통증의학회(구 대한마취과학회) 30.05.2012
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Ambulatory surgery
Apical ballooning syndrome
Hydrodistension of bladder
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
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Summary:Stress-induced cardiomyopathy, also referred to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or apical ballooning syndrome presents in perioperative period. We demonstrated a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy recognized after general anesthesia for bladder hydrodistension therapy as ambulatory surgery, which we surmise was due to inadequate blockage of surgical stress and sympathetic discharge against noxious stimulus during ambulatory anesthesia. (Korean J Anesthesiol 2012; 62: 484-487)
Bibliography:The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
ISSN:2005-6419
2005-7563