TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as an early complication of drug-induced suicide attempt
JO  - Case reports in medicine
A1  - Romano, M.
A1  - Zorzoli, F.
A1  - Bertona, R.
A1  - Villani, R.
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VL  - 2013
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N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1687-9627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/946378
ID  - ref1
ER  -