Too Much Stress- A Rare Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
OD09-OD10
Correspondence
Soorya Narayanan Balasubramani,
15, Town Extension, Gandhu Nager, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail: sooryab99@gmail.com
Takotsubo syndrome is a reversible, stress-induced transient systolic and diastolic dysfunction. It was first described as a characteristic ballooning of left ventricular apex which closely resembles a Japanese fishing pot. Here the authors present a case report of a 40-yearold female who was posted for elective tonsillectomy, that developed sudden de-saturation immediately post-intubation, examination showed bilateral extensive and ECG showed symmetrical T wave inversion in leads V1 to V6 and troponin I was positive. A diagnosis of Perioperative myocardial infarction was made and hence patient was taken for coronary angiogram which was found to be normal. The left ventricular angiogram showed a typical finding of apical ballooning. The patient was diagnosed to have- Takotsubo Syndrome. Treatment included tablet Torsemide, Ramipril and Metoprolol. She was discharged after 7 days as the vitals got normalised.