Delayed multifocal recurrent stress-induced cardiomyopathy after antidepressants withdrawal
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2014
abstract:
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is an acute disease characterized by a large left ventricular apical dyskinesia ("apical ballooning"), triggered by intense emotional or physical stress, acute illnesses or, rarely, by alcohol or opiates withdrawal. Connection to stress and apical asynergy suggest a catecholamine-mediated pathogenesis.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy; Tako-tsubo syndrome; Apical ballooning; Withdrawal syndrome; Antidepressant drugs
List of contributors:
Pingitore, Alessandro
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