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Murine Isolated Heart Model of Myocardial Stunning Associated with Cardioplegic Arrest
Published on: August 6, 2015
Myocardial stunning during abdominal hysterectomy in a healthy woman
Juraj Sprung1, Aaron J West, Douglas R Bacon
1Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract:
We report a case of myocardial stunning in a healthy patient. During gynecologic surgery, two brief episodes of asystole occurred. Following resuscitation there was a short period of severe hypertension and tachycardia. Electrocardiographic changes and elevations in troponin T and creatine-kinase-MB were observed. Angiography revealed normal coronary arteries and multiple areas of hypokinesis. Within 2 weeks, all abnormal values had returned to normal and the patient underwent an uneventful surgery.
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