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Fatal Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to epinephrine in shoulder arthroscopy.

Abstract
The authors report a case of a shoulder arthroscopy in which epinephrine saline irrigation was held responsible for acute hypertension followed by fatal Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
AuthorsB Gicquel-Schlemmer, J-P Beller, A Mchalwat, P Gicquel
JournalOrthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR (Orthop Traumatol Surg Res) Vol. 101 Issue 8 Pg. 981-2 (Dec 2015) ISSN: 1877-0568 [Electronic] France
PMID26548514 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents
  • Epinephrine
Topics
  • Arthroscopy (adverse effects)
  • Epinephrine (adverse effects)
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension (chemically induced)
  • Middle Aged
  • Shoulder
  • Shoulder Joint (surgery)
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (chemically induced)
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents (adverse effects)

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