Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy: After an episode of serotonin syndrome

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 568-572

  Mehta, Nishaki Kiran ^a   Aurigemma, Gerard ^a   Rafeq, Zahi ^a   Starobin, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Antipsychotic agents adverse effects; Catecholamines; Depression; Echocardiography; Left diagnosis etiology ultrasonography; Monoamine oxidase inhibitors; Psychological complications; Reverse diagnosis physiopathology; Second generation adverse effects; Serotonin syndrome chemically induced diagnosis prevention Control; Stress; Stress cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOCARBOXAZID; LITHIUM SALT; LORAZEPAM; PHENETHYLAMINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEADACHE; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NAUSEA; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVERSE TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY RESISTANCE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; STROKE VOLUME; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 83455199950     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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