Basal tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. Induction of a pheochromocytoma after general anesthesia

A 71-year-old female patient developed acute myocardial failure immediately after cataract surgery under general anesthesia. Subsequently performed laevocardiography demonstrated a basal ballooning of the left ventricle characteristic of basal tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. The basal tako-tsubo cardiomy...

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Published in:Der Anaesthesist 2008-02, Vol.57 (2), p.143
Main Authors: Dimski, T, Heinen-Lauten, J, Krep, H
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
3-Iodobenzylguanidine
Aged
Anesthesia, General - adverse effects
Cataract Extraction
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Humans
Pheochromocytoma - diagnostic imaging
Pheochromocytoma - etiology
Pheochromocytoma - therapy
Positron-Emission Tomography
Postoperative Complications - physiopathology
Radiopharmaceuticals
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - diagnostic imaging
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - etiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - physiopathology
Ultrasonography
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology
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Summary:A 71-year-old female patient developed acute myocardial failure immediately after cataract surgery under general anesthesia. Subsequently performed laevocardiography demonstrated a basal ballooning of the left ventricle characteristic of basal tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. The basal tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy was induced by a previously asymptomatic pheochromocytoma. The left ventricular function recovered completely within 4 days without specific treatment.
ISSN:0003-2417
DOI:10.1007/s00101-007-1289-3