Perioperative approach of patient with takotsubo syndrome

Introduction: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy. It is characterized by an acute onset of symptoms and electrocardiographic abnormalities mimicking an acute coronary syndrome in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Any anesthetic-surgical event correspo...

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Main Authors: Joana Barros, Diana Gomes, Susana Caramelo, Marta Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001415000470