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

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND 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 import...

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Main Authors: Leticia Bôa-Hora Rodrigues, Ana Batista, Fátima Monteiro, João Silva Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942015000500403&lng=en&tlng=en