ST-segment elevation during general anesthesia for non-cardiac surgery: a case of takotsubo

Background and objectives: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy, which can be interpreted as an acute coronary syndrome as it progresses with suggestive electrocardiographic changes. The purpose of this article is to show the importance of...

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Main Authors: Leticia Bôa-Hora Rodrigues, Ana Batista, Fátima Monteiro, João Silva Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001415000652