An atypical case of "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy" during alcohol withdrawal: Abnormality in the transient left ventricular wall motion and a remarkable elevation in the ST segment

Internal Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 300-305

  Suzuki, Kengo ^a   Osada, Naohiko ^a   Akasi, Yoshihiro J ^a   Suzuki, Noriyuki ^a   Sakakibara, Masayoshi ^a   Miyake, Fumihiko ^a   Maki, Futaba ^a   Takahashi, Youichi ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Hypokalemia related myopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

15 (4 IODOPHENYL) 3 METHYLPENTADECANOIC ACID I 123; POTASSIUM; THALLIUM 201;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AKINESIA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORONARY ARTERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MYOPATHY; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TIME;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHANOL; GATED BLOOD-POOL IMAGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 2542464164     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.300     Document Type: Article

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