@article{ref1,
title="Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as an early complication of drug-induced suicide attempt",
journal="Case reports in medicine",
year="2013",
author="Romano, M. and Zorzoli, F. and Bertona, R. and Villani, R.",
volume="2013",
number="",
pages="-",
abstract="Takotsubo cardiomyopathy typically presents in menopausal women following episodes of intense physical or mental stress. To our knowledge, the literature contains only two documented cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising following a suicide attempt, neither of which involved pharmaceutical poisoning. Here, however, we document the case of a young male patient with borderline personality disorder and a clinical and angiographic presentation compatible with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising following a suicide attempt by voluntary drug intoxication (risperidone, barbiturates, and benzodiazepine). The potential pathophysiological mechanisms behind this unusual clinical picture are discussed. © 2013 Massimo Romanò et al.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1687-9627",
doi="10.1155/2013/946378",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/946378"
}