Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and flecainide toxicity: a case report and brief literature review.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 25(11): 4069-4073, 2021 06.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Takotsubo syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is predominantly reported in postmenopausal women and it is often triggered by a physical or emotional stressor. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 44-year-old Caucasian woman admitted to the emergency department after voluntary intake of 20 tablets of flecainide 150 mg to commit suicide. During the in-hospital stay in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, the patient developed Takotsubo syndrome.CONCLUSIONS:
The relative role of flecainide as a possible trigger of the syndrome is discussed in the context of the current literature evidence.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Flecainida
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Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo
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Antiarrítmicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article