| Literature DB >> 26190709 |
Soo Ryang Kim1, Keiichi Nakashima2, Sunao Nishiuchi2, Susumu Imoto2, Taisuke Nakajima2, Kenji Ando2, Keiji Mita2, Katsumi Fukuda2, Yeong Ho Lee2, Yumi Otono2, Yoshitake Hayashi3.
Abstract
We describe a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy with ventricular fibrillation after gastroenterological endoscopy in a 66-year-old woman. Ten minutes after the upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic examinations, the patient lost consciousness, went into respiratory arrest, and became cyanotic; an electrocardiogram (ECG) showed ventricular fibrillation. Electrical defibrillation was applied three times resulting in the patient's recovery. Subsequently, the ECG showed ST elevation in V2-V3; ultrasound cardiography showed a severely hyperkinetic base of the left ventricle, with the rest of the ventricle akinetic; and cardiac catheterization disclosed a normal coronary artery and normal contraction of the left ventricle.Entities:
Keywords: Gastroenterological endoscopy; Inverted T; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Ultrasound cardiography; Ventricular fibrillation
Year: 2011 PMID: 26190709 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-010-0201-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1865-7265