Acute reversible left ventricular dysfunction following general anesthesia.
Acute reversible left ventricular dysfunction due to myocardial stunning is a known phenomenon during acute myocardial infarction, coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty or after coronary artery bypass surgery. We report a rare case of acute reversible dysfunction of the myocardium as a complication of general anesthesia in a patient with normal coronary arteries. This is a potentially fatal complication unless recognized early and treated aggressively.
Anjaneyulu
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Department of Cardiology, Care Hospital, Hyderabad. anjan_anne@yahoo.com
Reddy
V K
VK
Raju
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Rajagopalaraju
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Kumar
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Ravichandra
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*