Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome after inadvertent epidural administration of potassium chloride

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Parodi, Guido ^a   Antoniucci, David ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute heart failure; Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome; Potassium; Tako Tsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR APICAL BALLOONING SYNDROME; LUNG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 38149006891     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.161     Document Type: Article

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