Transesophageal echo diagnosis of perioperative unusual transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome.
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2016-10
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Abstract
Stress cardiomyopathy, or Takotsubo syndrome, is a widely recognized cardiac pathology with a clinical
presentation similar to acute coronary syndrome and related to physical or emotional stress. Perioperatively,
it is challenging to identify it given the variety of forms and scenarios in which it can present. We describe a
22‑year‑old patient with an atypical presentation of Takotsubo syndrome during anesthesia induction, which
highlights the usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography for the initial diagnosis.
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Perioperative care, Takotsubo stress cardiomyopathy, Transesophageal echocardiography
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Mantilla Hugo Andrés, Montes Felix Ramón, Amaya William F. Transesophageal echo diagnosis of perioperative unusual transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2016 Oct; 19(4): 733-736.