Tako-Tsubo like Syndrome Triggered by Meperidine
- Author:
Alice Sacco
;
Nuccia Morici
;
Oriana Belli
;
Irene Bossi
;
Antonio Mafrici
;
Silvio Klugmann
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Emotional stress; Tako-Tsubo; Anaphylaxis; Meperidine
- From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2011;66(5):520-521
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: We present a case of “inverted Tako-Tsubo” syndrome in a woman sedated with meperidine before undergoing a colonscopy. We discuss possible etiology of this ventricular dysfunction.