title: TORSADES DE POINTES ASSOCIATED WITH TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY IN AN ANOREXIA NERVOSA PATIENT DURING EMERGENCE FROM GENERAL ANESTHESIA.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a disease in which the patient exhibits transient, reversible left ventricular dysfunction that is triggered by physical or emotional stress. Prolongation of QT interval, a risk factor for arrhythmia and sudden death, has been reported to be prevalent among patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and is also observed in those with severe anorexia nervosa. In this report, we describe the rare case of a 30-year-old female patient with anorexia nervosa who developed Torsades de Pointes associated with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy during emergence from general anesthesia for emergency exploratory laparotomy.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Yasuhito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications*; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000209:etiology*