PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Miyoshi, Shion
AU  - Takeda, Yuichiro
AU  - Ro, Shoki
AU  - Masaki, Haruna
AU  - Hojo, Masayuki
AU  - Sugiyama, Haruhito
TI  - Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Subsequent Seizures Induced by Flexible Bronchoscopy
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.03650
DP  - 2015 Sep 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - e151--e154
VI  - 60
IP  - 9
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/9/e151.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/9/e151.full
AB  - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient left-ventricular dysfunction that typically occurs in elderly women due to emotional or physical stress. An 85-y-old woman underwent flexible bronchoscopy to evaluate her malignant lymphoma. After flexible bronchoscopy, she experienced takotsubo cardiomyopathy diagnosed by left ventriculography and subsequent generalized tonic-clonic seizure diagnosed by electroencephalography. Magnetic resonance imaging of her brain after 1 d showed post-convulsive encephalopathy. We believe that these 2 consecutive incidents were caused by the physical stress of the flexible bronchoscopy.