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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Precipitated by Tapering of Anxiolytic Medication: A Case Report

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle typically with electrocardiographic changes and enzyme release without evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease. It typically occurs in postmenopausal women and may have a predilection for patients with anxiety di...

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Autores principales: Lafferty, Christopher J, Lafferty, Kristen M, Bhat, Tariq, Olson, Peter C, Atoot, Adam, Daneshvar, Farshid, McCord, Donald A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5731616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29270038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179546817746643
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Sumario:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle typically with electrocardiographic changes and enzyme release without evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease. It typically occurs in postmenopausal women and may have a predilection for patients with anxiety disorders. The following is a case in which we believe takotsubo cardiomyopathy was induced by the tapering of antianxiety medications. We feel that health care professionals should be aware of this possibility in such a patient population especially when they have demonstrated cardiovascular symptomatology.