Tako-tsubo-like cardiomyopathy after EpiPen administration

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 862-865

  Zubrinich, C M ^a   Omar Farouque, H M ^a   Rochford, S E ^a   Sutherland, M F ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Anaphylaxis; Angioedema; EpiPen; Tako tsubo like cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRATE; OXPRENOLOL; RALOXIFENE; RANITIDINE; TROPONIN I;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TAKO TSUBO LIKE CARDIOMYOPATHY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; URTICARIA;

AGED; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 57649187403     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01748.x     Document Type: Article

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