| Literature DB >> 22163138 |
Nishaki Kiran Mehta1, Gerard Aurigemma, Zahi Rafeq, Oscar Starobin.
Abstract
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction, usually followed by complete resolution. It is precipitated by severe stress, and the most common variant (takotsubo) is marked by apical hypokinesis and ballooning with basal hyperkinesis. Serotonin syndrome is best understood as excess serotonergic activity in the central and peripheral nervous system. This imposes significant stress on the body. We report what we believe is the 1st case of serotonin syndrome as an indirect cause of stress-induced cardiomyopathy with a reverse takotsubo profile.Entities:
Keywords: Antidepressive agents, second-generation/adverse effects; antipsychotic agents/adverse effects; catecholamines; depression; echocardiography; monoamine oxidase inhibitors; serotonin syndrome/chemically induced/diagnosis/prevention & control; stress cardiomyopathy; stress, psychological/complications; takotsubo cardiomyopathy, reverse/diagnosis/physiopathology; ventricular dysfunction, left/diagnosis/etiology/ultrasonography
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Year: 2011 PMID： 22163138 PMCID： PMC3231548
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN： 0730-2347