Postoperative Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken-heart syndrome) due to Inadequate Anaesthesia. Inappropriate doses — Inadequate Analgesia— especially in short duration surgeries like laparoscopic tubectomy etc, Sometimes Even laparoscopic Hysterectomies etc, due to undue untrue fears about delayed recovery ... Two cases are reported recently at our place . Many other cases are being reported from different places ..Many unexplained cases may be due to this phenomenon...
The temporary heart condition known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, first described in 1990 in Japan. More than 90% of reported cases are in women ages 58 to 75. Features of takotsubo cardiomyopathy 1) Chest pain and shortness of breath after severe stress (emotional or physical) 2) Electrocardiogram abnormalities that mimic those of a heart attack 3) No evidence of coronary artery obstruction 4) Movement abnormalities in…
