Vol 64, No 10 (2006)
Other
Published online: 2006-10-31
Case reports
Apical ballooning syndrome in a 57-year-old woman during premedication for general anaesthesia
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.81463
Kardiol Pol 2006;64(10):1110-1112.
Abstract
Apical ballooning after sudden emotional stress is a new syndrome characterised by abrupt onset of angina-like chest pain, ST-segment elevation, wall motion abnormalities involving the lower anterior wall and apex without significant coronary artery stenosis. We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with apical ballooning syndrome which occurred during premedication the general anaesthesia. We also found an increased B-type natriuretic peptide level in this patent – the finding not reported previously in the literature.
Keywords: apical ballooningnatriuretic peptide