title: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy after general anesthesia for total gastrectomy -A case report-.
abstract: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy, which is also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a cardiac syndrome of a transient, reversible left ventricular dysfunction that is caused by emotional and/or physical stress and surgery. Its clinical manifestations are similar to those of myocardial ischemia without a coronary artery lesion. Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is more common in middle-aged women, and the prognosis is favorable. We report the case of a 50-year-old female patient who underwent a total gastrectomy and developed stress-induced cardiomyopathy after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei Unversity Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Taek
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jang Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ye-Won
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwan-Hoon
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Byoung Hark
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyun Kyo
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lim