Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related to carbamate and pyrethroid intoxication

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1051-1052

  Lin, Chi Cheng ^a   Lai, Shih Yuan ^b   Hu, Sung Yuan ^a,c,d   Tsan, Yu Tse ^a,d,e   Hu, Wei Hsiung ^f  

^a FENG YUAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c National Taichung Nursing College   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Tai An Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID; CIPERMETHRIN; METHOMYL; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBAMATES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; PYRETHRINS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 77954759826     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.04.035     Document Type: Letter

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