TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a delayed complication with a herbicide containing glufosinate ammonium in a suicide attempt: a case report
JO  - Case reports in medicine
A1  - Tominaga, Keiichiro
A1  - Izumi, Manabu
A1  - Suzukawa, Masayuki
A1  - Shinjo, Takafumi
A1  - Izawa, Yoshimitsu
A1  - Yonekawa, Chikara
A1  - Ano, Masaki
A1  - Yamashita, Keisuke
A1  - Muronoi, Tomohiro
A1  - Mochiduki, Reiko
SP  - 630468
EP  - 630468
VL  - 2012
IS  - online
N2  - Background. Glufosinate ammonium has a famous delayed complication as respiratory failure, however, delayed cardiogenic complication is not well known. Objectives. The aim of this study is to report a takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a delayed complication of glufosinate ammonium for suicide attempt. Case Report. A 75-year-old woman ingested about 90 mL of Basta, herbicide for suicide attempt at arousal during sleep. She came to our hospital at twelve hours after ingesting. She was admitted to our hospital for fear of delayed respiratory failure. Actually, she felt down to respiratory failure, needing a ventilator with intubation at 20 hours after ingesting. Procedure around respiratory management had smoothly done with no delay. Her vital status had been stable, however, she felt down to circulatory failure and diagnosed as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy at about 41 hours after ingestion. There was no trigger activities or events to evoke mental and physical stresses. Conclusion. We could successfully manage takotsubo cardiomyopathy resulted in circulatory failure in a patient with glufosinate poisoning for suicide attempt. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy should be taken into consideration if circulatory failure is observed for unexplained reasons.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1687-9627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/630468
ID  - ref1
ER  -