RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Subsequent Seizures Induced by Flexible Bronchoscopy
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP e151
OP e154
DO 10.4187/respcare.03650
VO 60
IS 9
A1 Miyoshi, Shion
A1 Takeda, Yuichiro
A1 Ro, Shoki
A1 Masaki, Haruna
A1 Hojo, Masayuki
A1 Sugiyama, Haruhito
YR 2015
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/9/e151.abstract
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.