Cabaton J, Rondelet B, Gergele L, Besnard C, Piriou V
Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, chemin du Petit-Revoyer, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2008 Oct;27(10):854-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2008.08.006. Epub 2008 Oct 1.
The Tako-Tsubo syndrome (or transient left ventricular apical balloning) is a new clinical entity, very similar to acute myocardial infarction, but different by its excellent short-term prognosis. It has been reported after a physical or an emotional stress, and it is diagnosed by a coronary angiogram and a left ventriculography. We report here a case of Tako-Tsubo syndrome related to an anaphylactic shock caused by succinylcholine during general anaesthesia of a female patient, wearing an unadjustable gastric band.