TY - JOUR A2 - Hebbar, L. A2 - Derose, J. J. A2 - Tan, P.-H. AU - Ganjoo, Pragati AU - Pandey, Vijay K. AU - Singh, Hukum AU - Tandon, Monica S. AU - Singh, Daljit PY - 2012 DA - 2012/08/16 TI - Unusual Perioperative Cardiac Emergency in a Healthy Young Woman SP - 103051 VL - 2012 AB - Serious cardiac complications occurring during noncardiac surgery in a young and otherwise normal person can be quite alarming for the anesthesiologist. We report here the case of a young, healthy woman who immediately after an uncomplicated spinal surgery developed a clinical picture suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction (MI) with positive relevant investigations. However, she had an abrupt and full clinical recovery and complete normalization of her cardiac investigations within a few days of this event and thereafter continued to lead a normal, symptom-free life unlike the usual course in an MI; her coronary angiography was also normal. A diagnosis of perioperative stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was subsequently made. This condition is characterized by a rapid, severe, but reversible, cardiac dysfunction triggered by physical or mental stress. Awareness of this entity should help anesthesiologists manage better this infrequent, but potentially life-threatening, perioperative complication. SN - 2090-6382 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/103051 DO - 10.1155/2012/103051 JF - Case Reports in Anesthesiology PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -