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Published on: April 4, 2022
[Tako-Tsubo syndrome after anaphylaxis caused by succinylcholine during general anaesthesia]
J Cabaton1, B Rondelet, L Gergele
1Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, chemin du Petit-Revoyer, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France.
Abstract:
The Tako-Tsubo syndrome (or transient left ventricular apical balloning) is a new clinical entity, very similar to acute myocardial infarction, but different by its excellent short-term prognosis. It has been reported after a physical or an emotional stress, and it is diagnosed by a coronary angiogram and a left ventriculography. We report here a case of Tako-Tsubo syndrome related to an anaphylactic shock caused by succinylcholine during general anaesthesia of a female patient, wearing an unadjustable gastric band.
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