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Preoperative anxiety may act as an inciting factor for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy immediately before the induction of anesthesia, necessitating surgery cancellation and rescheduling.
Highlights the potential for severe preoperative anxiety to incite Takotsubo cardiomyopathy before anesthesia induction.
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May prompt anxiety assessment before induction in vulnerable patients; single case leaves open whether anxiolysis prevents Takotsubo events.
We present a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy recognized in a patient just before induction of anesthesia. The patient's anxiety about surgery could have been an inciting factor. As the patient's surgery was cancelled and rescheduled for a later date, treatment and strategies to prevent recurrence of the syndrome are discussed.
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Wong et al. (2010) studied this question. Preoperative anxiety may act as an inciting factor for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy immediately before the induction of anesthesia, necessitating surgery cancellation and rescheduling.
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