title: Tako-Tsubo like syndrome triggered by meperidine.
abstract: We present a case of "inverted Tako-Tsubo" syndrome in a woman sedated with meperidine before undergoing a colonscopy. We discuss possible etiology of this ventricular dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, P.zza, Ospedale, Maggiore, 3, Milano, Milano 20162, Italy. alice.sacco@ospedaleniguarda.it
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: Nuccia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morici
authors.forename: Oriana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bossi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mafrici
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klugmann
mesh_terms: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008614:Meperidine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D008614:Meperidine