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Tako-Tsubo like syndrome triggered by meperidine

Sacco A 1 , Morici N 1 , Belli O 1 , Bossi I 1 , Mafrici A 1 , Klugmann S 1

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  • 1 Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare, P.zza, Ospedale, Maggiore, 3, Milano, Milano 20162, Italy
Med J Malaysia, 2011 Dec;66(5):520-1.
PMID: 22390119

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.

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