Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following unintentionally large subcutaneous adrenaline injection: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Stress cardiomyopathy, also known as takotsubo syndrome, is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction not attributable to obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease. Several pathological mechanisms have been proposed, including multivessel coronary artery vasospasm, coronary microcirculatory dysfunction, and excess catecholamine secretion.

Case presentation

A 68-year-old male presented to our institution for elective surgical removal of a cutaneous basal cell carcinoma on the right side of his face. Within minutes following the administration of local anaesthesia, the patient developed severe hypertension, tachycardia, ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram, and non-sustained broad-complex tachycardia. Urgent cardiac catheterization reve

SUBMITTER: Spina R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177059 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature