title: Transesophageal echo diagnosis of perioperative unusual transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome.
abstract: Stress cardiomyopathy, or Takotsubo syndrome, is a widely recognized cardiac pathology with a clinical presentation similar to acute coronary syndrome and related to physical or emotional stress. Perioperatively, it is challenging to identify it given the variety of forms and scenarios in which it can present. We describe a 22-year-old patient with an atypical presentation of Takotsubo syndrome during anesthesia induction, which highlights the usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography for the initial diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Fundación Cardioinfantil, Bogotá DC, Colombia.
authors.forename: Hugo Andr S
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mantilla
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Fundación Cardioinfantil, Bogotá DC, Colombia.
authors.forename: Felix Ramón
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Montes
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá DC, Colombia.
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Amaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult