title: Acute reversible left ventricular dysfunction following general anesthesia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Care Hospital, Hyderabad. anjan_anne@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anjaneyulu
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajagopalaraju
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravichandra
mesh_terms: 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*