Tako-Tsubo like syndrome triggered by meperidine

Alice Sacco; Nuccia Morici; Oriana Belli; Irene Bossi; Antonio Mafrici; Silvio Klugmann

Tako-Tsubo like syndrome triggered by meperidine

Med J Malaysia. 2011 Dec;66(5):520-1.

Authors

Alice Sacco¹, Nuccia Morici, Oriana Belli, Irene Bossi, Antonio Mafrici, Silvio Klugmann

Affiliation

¹ Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, P.zza, Ospedale, Maggiore, 3, Milano, Milano 20162, Italy. alice.sacco@ospedaleniguarda.it

PMID: 22390119

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adjuvants, Anesthesia / adverse effects*
Anaphylaxis / chemically induced*
Colonoscopy*
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Meperidine / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / chemically induced*

Substances

Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Meperidine