Suspected takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by withdrawal of bupirenorphine in a child.
Circ J
; 70(4): 509-11, 2006 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-16565573
ABSTRACT
A 2-year-old Japanese girl had transient left ventricular apical ballooning on echocardiography and ST-segment elevation and T-wave inversion on electrocardiogram after withdrawal of bupirenorphine and midazolam. The findings improved within 2 weeks. There are many case reports of adults with takotsubo cardiomyopathy but none in children. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is not well known by pediatric cardiologists, so pediatric cases may have been overlooked. Awareness of a phenomenon similar to takotsubo cardiomyopathy, even in young children, may be important.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Abstinencia a Sustancias
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Buprenorfina
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Analgésicos Opioides
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Cardiomiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Circ J
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón