Citation

Ratnayake MKN, Pathiraja C, Ranathunga AN. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology 2015; 23(1): 39-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015)

DOI

10.4038/slja.v23i1.7718

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A 19 year old girl presented with extensive T inversions on ECG after attempted suicide by hanging. Her past medical history was normal. 2D-echo findings and troponin I were negative. These ECG changes were present over a 9 weeks duration without any clinical features and got completely cured. This is called Apical Ballooning Syndrome (ABS) which mimics acute coronary syndrome. © 2015, College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; Hanging; female; case report; suicide attempt; hanging; enoxaparin; intensive care unit; paracetamol; confusion; restlessness; artificial ventilation; Glasgow coma scale; heart muscle ischemia; dyspnea; electrocardiography; thorax pain; Article; systolic blood pressure; young adult; ECG changes; T wave inversion; takotsubo cardiomyopathy